Perspectives: How to Stop Pay-to-Play Politics Posted on June 24, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power by Shreya Barot, American Sustainable Business Council The American democratic principles of “government of the people, by the people, for the people” are now being endangered by an overreaching Supreme Court ruling – Citizens United v. FEC. The Story of Citizens United, by the famous maker of The Story of Stuff, illustrates beautifully how the ruling enables corporations to spend unlimited money on public elections. Read More
FSFP, American Sustainable Business Council Join Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield for Business for Democracy Webinar Posted on June 13, 2011 (October 13, 2020) Democracy Amendments On Tuesday, June 7, Free Speech For People and the American Sustainable Business Council joined Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry’s) for a webinar offering a business perspective on Citizens United and challenging the notion that corporations are people with constitutional rights. Read More
Massey Energy: Groups Call On Beau Biden To Revoke Coal Company’s Corporate Charter Posted on June 10, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Huffington Post Lucia Graves June 6, 2011 WASHINGTON — Two public interest organizations are calling on Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden to revoke the corporate charter of Massey Energy in the wake of a report on the company’s Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia that killed 29 coal miners. Read More
Attorney General, Delaware Courts Asked to Revoke Massey Energy’s Corporate Charter Posted on June 8, 2011 (June 16, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power ATTORNEY GENERAL, DELAWARE COURTS ASKED TO REVOKE MASSEY ENERGY’S CORPORATE CHARTER LETTER TO DELAWARE ATTORNEY GENERAL BEAU BIDEN FOLLOWS THE RELEASE OF INDEPENDENT REPORT ON THE UPPER BIG BRANCH MINE DISASTER FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE AND APPALACHIAN VOICES CITE REPORT FOR DESCRIBING ‘A SHOCKING CORPORATE CULTURE OF ILLEGALITY’ WILMINGTON, DELAWARE — In the wake ofRead More
Questions and Answers for America’s Businesspeople About the People’s Rights Amendment Posted on June 7, 2011 (October 13, 2020) Democracy Amendments Read More
Podcast: Do corporations and unions have Constitutional rights? Posted on June 1, 2011 (July 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Transpartisan Innovations with Michael Ostrolenk May 23, 2011 Read More
Give Us Our Law Back: Montana Fights to Stop Corporate Corruption Posted on May 24, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Defending Key Reforms For nearly 100 years, Montana law prohibited corporate money in politics. Then came the Citizens United decision. by Gwen Stowe, Jeff Clementsposted May 24, 2011 In Montana, corporations claim that the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission overturned a century-old anti-corruption law. Now state residents are fighting, all over again, to take their democracy back from corporations. 100 Years of Regulation, Gone Read More
Amendment Resolution Passed in Williamstown Posted on May 20, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments At a town meeting held in Williamstown, MA, on May 17, residents voted to pass a resolution calling upon Congress to adopt a Constitutional Amendment to regulate the expenditure of funds for political speech by any corporate entity, and to restore the First Amendment to the people. These resolutions will be sent to state and federal lawmakers in order to ask for their leadership and immediate action on this issue. Read More
More Massachusetts Town Meetings Demand Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Posted on May 11, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments Blue Mass Group Jeff Clements May 11, 2011 Read More
From Taxing Railroads to Buying Elections Posted on May 10, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 10, 2011 CONTACT:People For the American Way: Justin Greenberg, [email protected], (202) 467-4999Public Citizen: Dorry Samuels, [email protected]Free Speech For People: Jeff Clements, [email protected], (978) 287-4901Center for Media and Democracy: Nikolina Lazic, [email protected], (608) 260-9713 From Taxing Railroads to Buying Elections Read More