Massachusetts Legislators Back Free Speech for People (Not Corporate Persons) Posted on June 21, 2010 (June 30, 2020) Democracy Amendments The corporatocracy rolls on in a wave of black goo, drowning pelicans and our representative republic. Steps that could limit CEO pay or require disclosure of corporate election funding are killed or stalled. But good news exists as well and it comes from the states. Today it’s Massachusetts. This is a model of how we will save this republic. Read More
Pelosi Yanks DISCLOSE Act at Behest of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Posted on June 18, 2010 (June 23, 2020) Defending Key Reforms And YOU thought this bill was weak and partial enough to slip through. And YOU thought it was the Republicans who worked for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. These are the new teams, boys and girls: on one side elected officials, on the other side all the rest of us. From Politico: Read More
Video: John Bonifaz Interviewed by David Pakman on Midweek Politics Posted on June 11, 2010 (June 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Read More
Ending Pay-to-Play Politics Posted on June 10, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By Katrina vanden Heuvel in the Nation Read More
Kucinich Moves to Ensure Oil Companies are Covered by Campaign Finance Bill Posted on June 4, 2010 (June 23, 2020) Defending Key Reforms Here’s press release from Kucinich: Washington D.C. (June 4, 2010) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has offered an amendment to HR 5175, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, that would prevent companies that receive federal leases to drill in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from spending unlimited amounts of money to influence campaigns and elections. Read More
Corporate Persons Cannot Be Trusted Posted on June 1, 2010 (June 23, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power That’s the message of this column by Bob Herbert in the New York Times: An Unnatural Disaster By BOB HERBERTPublished: May 28, 2010 Read More
Credit Rating Agencies: Causing a crisis, crying “free speech” Posted on May 28, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power After Citizens United, Americans are pushing back against the corporate misuse of the people’s free speech rights. But this battle is about more than campaign finance reform. Read More
Moving From Disclosure to Prevention of Corporate Politicking Posted on May 27, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Swanson, FreeSpeechForPeople.org The US House of Representatives may soon have the opportunity to vote on whether to move forward with a constitutional amendment to ensure that we the people, not we the corporations, control our elections. Read More
Or Are They Already Here? Posted on May 24, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power Craig Barnes says the corporations are coming, and documents in a fine overview how close their breath is to the backs of our necks. He recounts recent corporate abuses, with government assistance: coal mine owners ensuring the deaths of workers, oil corporations making certain our oceans are poisoned, mega banks apparently defrauding ratings agencies, Goldman Sachs defrauding investors, and this oldie but goodie from earlier this year: Read More
The Corporations are Coming Posted on May 24, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Corporate Abuse of Power By Craig Barnes A talk delivered at the discussion group “Journey” Santa Fe, New Mexico Read More