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Corporate Personhood
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Corporations? Corporations? Nobody Here but Us Chickens
Author Donald Lazere details the means by which American corporations render their own political and economic power invisible.
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A Renewed Discourse on Inequality
Corporate personhood and the civil and criminal protections it affords exacerbate inequality and destroy principles.
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Corporations Control Our Lives
Thom Hartmann: Corporate power has a strangle hold on the entire American existence, and it has turned our entire lives into a profit-making venture.
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Walmart Is Not the Bargain You Might Think
People flock to Walmart for perceived bargains and convenience. Here are some facts that might keep them from adding to the profits of a company that's squashing lives and …
Why Do Douche Waffles Get Elected?
These spots aim to hijack a popular meme to shine a seriously unserious light on the issues of corporate personhood and money as free speech.
WikiLeaks Leaks Controversial Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Documents
The TPP is a Trojan horse that seeks to usher in a backroom secret sweetheart deal for the global elite, and President Barack Obama wants the deal fast-tracked through …
California Probe of Campaign Donations Sheds Light on “Dark Money“
Tony Russo had a multimillion-dollar problem. The Republican consultant and his team had raised piles of cash to use in California politics as last November's election approached.
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McCutcheon: The People Strike Back to Have a Voice in Elections
While the US Supreme Court mulls lifting overall limits to campaign contributions in the McCutcheon case, Seattle citizens go to the polls Tuesday over reforming their elections with publicly …
Securities and Exchange Commission Political Disclosure Rulemaking Is a Critical Step for Investors and Democracy
Lawmakers, investors and academics detail the benefits of SEC rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose political spending.
When the State Pushes Back
Kai Huschke, the NW and Hawaii Organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, is interviewed on working to pass Community Bills of Rights that elevate local law and …