The Role of Corporate Cash in U.S National Security Posted on October 28, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Alternet is shedding light on the role of campaign contributions that have helped shape U.S National Security. In the first of what will be a new series from Alternet’s New Dialogue Project, their data shows that these special interest groups’ influence both Democrats and Republicans. An excerpt below: Read More
Al Gore: “Corporations are not persons. Money is not speech.” Posted on October 19, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Defending Key Reforms In a recent Bloomberg Businessweek interview, Former U.S Vice President Al Gore explains the role money and special interest groups play in politics saying, “Money plays the dominant role in politics today.” Gore also stated that, "Corporations are not persons. Money is not speech. Big anonymous contributors should not call the shots." To watch the full interview click here. Read More
Why The Corporate Voice Is Louder Than Your Voice Posted on October 17, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Robert A.G. Monks, a member of our new Legal Advisory Committee, recently published this article The Corporate Voice is Louder than Your Voice in The Huffington Post. It begins, Read More
Blog Action Day 2013: Corporate Rights or Human Rights? Posted on October 17, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power The following blog post, originally posted on Earthrights.org, was written by our Legal Advisory Committee member Katie Redford. The post is a part of Blog Action Day, an annual event aimed at uniting bloggers around a common theme, this year’s theme being human rights. For a full list of our new Legal Advisory Committee with brief bios for each member, click here.Read More
Powerful Op-ed Against McCutcheon by Small Business Owner Posted on October 16, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Recently the Statesmen Journal featured a powerful opinion piece written by Mike Sumner, a small business owner and Republican from Woodburn, Oregon. His piece illustrates the threat of corporate dominance in our elections due to increased power from campaign contributions, and the particular concern for small business owners and consumers alike. It begins, Read More
Obama: Citizens United Helped Pave the Way to Shutdown Posted on October 9, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Democracy Amendments Fran Korten, the executive director of YES Magazine, wrote a new article yesterday to highlight the role of big money in politics and the connections between the 2010 Citizens United case, McCutcheon vs. FEC, and the current government shutdown. Read More
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in McCutcheon v. FEC Posted on October 8, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Democracy Amendments Today marks a very troubling moment for our democracy as the Supreme Court will hear the McCutcheon vs. FEC case. While the 2010 Citizens United case allowed corporations to make unlimited campaign expenditures to influence our elections, McCutcheon will enable the wealthy few to give more money directly to the candidates themselves. Read More
Forbidden Thoughts on McCutcheon v. FEC Posted on October 4, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Defending Key Reforms This post is written by Free Speech for People Co-Founder and President Jeff Clements and is featured on the ACS Law Blog. It reads: Read More
Small Businesses Agree: Campaign Spending Limits Make Good Business Sense Posted on October 4, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Defending Key Reforms The facts are clear — small businesses are overwhelmingly against unlimited campaign spending in elections. Why? Because campaign spending limits makes good business sense. Read More
Obamacare and religious liberty…for corporations? Posted on October 4, 2013 (April 14, 2021) Corporate Abuse of Power Three years after Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that granted corporations the right to free speech and the power to flood our elections with campaign contributions, comes a new battle.Read More