Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley: “Time to put the electoral process back in the hands of the people, not corporations.” Posted on December 9, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments For Immediate Release Contact: Blair FitzGibbon, 202-503-6141December 9, 2011 MA AG Martha Coakley: “Time to put the electoral process back in the hands of the people, not corporations.” Becomes First Sitting State Attorney General To Support A Constitutional Amendment to Overturn the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United Ruling Read More
The Real History of ‘Corporate Personhood’: Meet the Man to Blame for Corporations Having More Rights Than You Posted on December 8, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power The real history of today’s excessive corporate power starts with a tobacco lawyer appointed to the Supreme Court. December 6, 2011 | Read More Join the call to revoke Massey Energy’s corporate charter! Posted on December 7, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Yesterday, the parent company of Massey Energy agreed to pay $209 million in criminal penalties, civil penalties, and compensation to the families of the 29 miners who were killed when its Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia exploded on April 5, 2010. The company was also fined an additional $10.8 million yesterday by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration — the largest fine in that agency’s history. Read More Breaking News: Alpha to pay $200m in Deaths of 29 Mineworkers Posted on December 6, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Mine Owner to Pay $200 Million in Death of 29 Men New York Times By Sabrina Tavernise December 6, 2011 Read More John Bonifaz: Corporate Money As A Form of Speech Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court crippled American democracy. By equating money to speech our Supreme Court shifted the power of our great political system away from the people it was created to serve. The ability to give political contributions became greater than the ability to stay informed and vote. Our guest today, John Bonifaz, director and co-founder of Free Speech For People, believes that this decision is wrong and has to be undone. Read More Restore Democracy to the People with 28th Amendment Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Madison Capital Times John Bonifaz December 4, 2011 America is at a crossroads. Shall we be governed by people or by corporations? If you thought we had already answered that question more than two centuries ago, you’re right. The framers of our Constitution were clear that we were to be a government of, for and by the people. They recognized that corporations were not people and that the Constitution did not guarantee corporations rights intended for people. Read More A Corporation Isn’t Human Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments Editorial The Berkshire Eagle December 3, 2011 Passage of a constitutional amendment involves a trip down a long and pothole-strewn road, but if the outcome would mean the overturning of a cynical U.S. Supreme Court decision enabling corporations to corrupt election campaigns with a flood of cash the trip is worth it. The sooner it begins the better. Read More Corporations are not people, constitutional lawyer argues Posted on December 2, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Berkshire Eagle Scott Stafford 12/02/2011 Read More ‘We the People’ versus ‘We the Corporation’: Sentiment Builds for Banning Corporate Personhood, But Tough Road Ahead. Posted on November 30, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Alternet Steven Rosenfeld Read More Article: Advocacy Groups Seek to Curb Corporations Posted on November 29, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Eliza Newlin CarneyRoll Call StaffNov. 29, 2011 As Occupy Wall Street activists vacate public parks around the country, several new advocacy groups have sprung up to pursue OWS-inspired constitutional amendments to limit the influence of money and corporate lobbying in politics. Read More Previous page …161 162 163 164 165 Next page … 183
Join the call to revoke Massey Energy’s corporate charter! Posted on December 7, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Yesterday, the parent company of Massey Energy agreed to pay $209 million in criminal penalties, civil penalties, and compensation to the families of the 29 miners who were killed when its Upper Big Branch coal mine in West Virginia exploded on April 5, 2010. The company was also fined an additional $10.8 million yesterday by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration — the largest fine in that agency’s history. Read More
Breaking News: Alpha to pay $200m in Deaths of 29 Mineworkers Posted on December 6, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Mine Owner to Pay $200 Million in Death of 29 Men New York Times By Sabrina Tavernise December 6, 2011 Read More
John Bonifaz: Corporate Money As A Form of Speech Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court crippled American democracy. By equating money to speech our Supreme Court shifted the power of our great political system away from the people it was created to serve. The ability to give political contributions became greater than the ability to stay informed and vote. Our guest today, John Bonifaz, director and co-founder of Free Speech For People, believes that this decision is wrong and has to be undone. Read More
Restore Democracy to the People with 28th Amendment Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Madison Capital Times John Bonifaz December 4, 2011 America is at a crossroads. Shall we be governed by people or by corporations? If you thought we had already answered that question more than two centuries ago, you’re right. The framers of our Constitution were clear that we were to be a government of, for and by the people. They recognized that corporations were not people and that the Constitution did not guarantee corporations rights intended for people. Read More
A Corporation Isn’t Human Posted on December 5, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments Editorial The Berkshire Eagle December 3, 2011 Passage of a constitutional amendment involves a trip down a long and pothole-strewn road, but if the outcome would mean the overturning of a cynical U.S. Supreme Court decision enabling corporations to corrupt election campaigns with a flood of cash the trip is worth it. The sooner it begins the better. Read More
Corporations are not people, constitutional lawyer argues Posted on December 2, 2011 (August 19, 2020) Democracy Amendments The Berkshire Eagle Scott Stafford 12/02/2011 Read More
‘We the People’ versus ‘We the Corporation’: Sentiment Builds for Banning Corporate Personhood, But Tough Road Ahead. Posted on November 30, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments Alternet Steven Rosenfeld Read More
Article: Advocacy Groups Seek to Curb Corporations Posted on November 29, 2011 (August 12, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Eliza Newlin CarneyRoll Call StaffNov. 29, 2011 As Occupy Wall Street activists vacate public parks around the country, several new advocacy groups have sprung up to pursue OWS-inspired constitutional amendments to limit the influence of money and corporate lobbying in politics. Read More