VIDEO: Do Iowans Agree With Mitt Romney That Corporations Are People? Posted on August 18, 2011 (July 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Travis Waldron and Scott Keyes on Aug 13, 2011 at 2:45 pm ThinkProgress filed this report from the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA Read More
Statement of John Bonifaz on Mitt Romney’s Claim that ‘Corporations Are People’ Posted on August 16, 2011 (July 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments August 12, 2011 STATEMENT OF JOHN BONIFAZ, DIRECTOR OF FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE, ON MITT ROMNEY’S CLAIM THAT ‘CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE’ Yesterday, at the Iowa State Fair, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claimed: “Corporations are people.” Read More
Trying to Slay the Citizens United Dragon Posted on August 11, 2011 (July 28, 2020) Democracy Amendments Joanne Boyer Op-Ed News August 10, 2011 Read More
Locate a town hall meeting in your area Posted on August 9, 2011 (June 16, 2020) Defending Key Reforms California Member of Congress Date Time Location Rep. Pete Stark Saturday, September 17 9:00a Ruggieri Senior Center, 33997 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, CA Rep. Pete Stark Saturday, September 17 11:00a Hayward City Hall, Council Chambers, 777 B Street, Hayward, CA Florida Member of Congress Date Time Location Rep. Ted Deutch Tuesday, August 30 10:00aRead More
All you need to get started with the August Recess Project Posted on August 9, 2011 (June 16, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Included below are step-by-step instructions for attending a town hall meeting or a meeting with your member of Congress, as well as resources and helpful tools to spread the word about Free Speech For People. We are grateful for your leadership and participation in this project. Resources Find your members of CongressFree Speech For People LapelRead More
Ain’t no mountain high enough: Taking down Massey coal Posted on July 20, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Tim DeChristopher Grist July 15, 2011 It’s not quite as elusive as the ivory-billed woodpecker, but in activism, an effective "inside-outside" strategy shares some of the same attributes as that storied bird: It’s highly sought after and much talked-about, but rarely seen. Read More
Article: Clean elections take a hit Posted on July 11, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Renée Loth July 9, 2011 The Boston Globe Read More
Article: Supreme Court Removes Another Barrier to Corporate Ownership of Elections Posted on June 30, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Defending Key Reforms John Nichols The Nation June 27, 2011 The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority continued its project of bartering off American democracy to the highest bidder with a decision Monday that will make it dramatically harder to counter free-spending attack campaigns funded by billionaire donors and corporate spin machines. Read More
Resolution Passed by Unitarian Universalist Association in Charlotte, North Carolina Posted on June 28, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Democracy Amendments On June 26, 2011, at the General Assembly meeting of the Unitarian Universalist Association in Charlotte, North Carolina, an Action of Immediate Witness opposing the Citizens United decision was passed. The resolution, "Oppose Citizens United–Support Free Speech For People" stated that "Unitarian Unviersalists believe in the the ‘inherent worth and dignity of every person’, and in the ‘use of the democratic process’ in society at large". Read More
29 Miners and Massey’s Coal Crimes Posted on June 27, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Katrina vanden Heuvel The Nation June 26, 2011 It was Easter Weekend 2010 when 33-year-old Gary Quarles—a skilled miner with 14 years experience and a father of two— and an “up and coming” miner, Nicolas McCroskey, 26, were having dinner with a friend. They said that “something bad was going to happen” at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine where they worked. That Sunday, Quarles also confided in a close friend he’d known since childhood. Read More