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Corporate Personhood
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Why Personhood Matters
Voters do not need to be legal sophisticates to know that something is wrong when corporations have more rights than people do.
Hey Chevron, Oil and Democracy Don’t Mix
After Chevron spent more than $3 million to elect Richmond, California, municipal officials, shareholders may call a halt.
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Corporations to Workers: “We Own You“
Republicans are trying to usher in a new era where corporate "persons" have more rights than actual people.
Should McDonald’s and Monsanto Have the Same Rights as People? A Debate on Corporate Personhood
A debate on the movement to draft a Constitutional amendment.
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Here’s Something Your State Can Do to Fight Corporate Money in Politics
RootsAction, Free Speech for America and The Nation are working on to make corporate campaign donations public information.
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The Senate Just Voted to Keep Big Money in Politics; Three Reasons to Celebrate Anyway
The fact that the issue reached the Senate floor is a huge victory for the American people, who overwhelmingly say they want something done about corporate influence in elections.
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Corporations Screw Everybody
We need to undo the damage done by Reagan, and make US CEOs answerable once again to their companies, their communities, their customers and their workers.
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Is the Future of the Planet in ALEC’s Secret Hands?
Tomorrow, ALEC - the American Legislative Exchange Council - kicks off its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.
Stopping Unpatriotic Corporate Inversions: A Vital First Step in Corporate Tax Reform
The FACT (Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency) Coalition supports efforts to ensure that US multinational corporations remain in the country and pay their fair share of taxes.
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California Voters Afforded Opportunity This November to Weigh-In on “Corporate Personhood“
State legislature, governor add proposition to general election ballot calling for amendment to overturn Citizens United.