Activists Gain Against Limbaugh in Missoula
Anti-Rush Limbaugh activists racked up another successful week after six more businesses vowed to drop sponsorship of the Rush Limbaugh […]
Ethics
animal abuse, Corporations, Ethics, Food, Grassroots advocacy
Burger King Announces It Will Change to Cruelty-Free Foods
Fast-food giant Burger King announced this week that it will no longer buy pork from pig producers that use gestation
BREAKING: South Carolina State Senator Ted Vick (D) Resigns from ALEC
On Monday, April 23, 2012, State Rep. Boyd Brown of South Carolina sent an email to all SC state legislators
BP Ads Say Everything’s Great in the Gulf; Fisherman Report Sicknesses, Deformed Sea Life
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is running ads on TV promoting tourism
Procter & Gamble is 13th Company to Dump ALEC
Procter and Gamble, makers of Tide clothing detergent, Dawn dish detergent, Bounty paper towels and other well-known products, has become
Dow-Funded PBS TV Series Promotes Dow and Its Product Lines
A new, four-part PBS television show airing this month called “America Revealed” is sponsored by the Dow Chemical company, whose
Corporations, Corruption, Ethics, Front groups, Grassroots advocacy, Lobbying, politics
ALEC Fingered for Lobbying
A front page article in the New York Times on April 21, 2012 exposes the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
Marine Corps Air Squadron Adopts Religious Name and Symbol
The U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 122 based out of Beaufort, South Carolina used to be called the “Werewolves,”
Federal Court Says Groups Can’t Keep Campaign Donors Secret
A District Court in Washington, D.C, ruled (pdf) earlier this month that it is illegal for groups to keep secret
Blue Cross Blue Shield and American Traffic Solutions Dump ALEC
The corporate exodus out of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) continued today as insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield and
ALEC, Embattled, Ditches its Public Safety Task Force
The American Legislative Exchange Council, the group that has come under attack recently for its proliferation of “Stand Your Ground”
How Many Millionaires Pay a Higher Tax Rate than You?
The White House has posted a new online tool people can use to calculate how many millionaires pay a lower
Pain at the Pump Funds Huge Pay Raises for Energy Executives
Gasbuddy.com, the website that logs gas prices across the U.S., has a big blue banner ad at the top of
Philip Morris and Monsanto Sued over Birth Defects in Tobacco Farmers’ Children
Tobacco farmers in Argentina filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Monsanto and Philip Morris for requiring them to use herbicides and pesticides
Wendy’s and Reed-Elsevier Dump ALEC
Two more companies have dropped their affiliation with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the conservative nonprofit organization that drafts
Vermont Senate Votes to Overturn Citizens United
The Vermont Senate voted to ask the U.S. Congress to introduce a constitutional amendment to undo the Citizens United ruling,
Corporations Flee ALEC — Will More Follow?
Kraft Foods, Coke, Pepsi, Intuit and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have all pulled their support of the controversial
Facebook Shuns Women in Advance of IPO
Fifty-eight percent of Facebook users are women, and women account for over 70 percent of daily fan activity on the