CleanSlateNow: Medicine for America’s Broken Democracy
Throughout his 16 years in the Colorado state legislature, former Colorado Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon saw first-hand how corporate […]
Corporations
British MPs: Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Unfit to Lead Media Conglomerate
Members of a British Parliament committee have declared 81 year old media mogul Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation, the
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
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)
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”
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
Transnational Tobacco Companies Target Poor Countries
A new study reveals PR strategies transnational tobacco companies use behind the scenes to derail, delay and undermine public health
DirecTV’s Disappearing-Channels Scam
Thinking of subscribing to DirecTV? Think again. DirecTV pulls a fast one on subscribers to push them into more expensive
Billionaire Koch Brothers File Lawsuit to Wrest Control of Cato Institute
Charles and David Koch — the billionaire industrialist brothers who already exert out-sized influence over American politics — are suing
Switch to a Good-Faith Insurer
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