In Black Lives Matter Protest, Corporate Rights Trump Free Speech
The Mall of America's response to Black Lives Matter protests highlight important questions about free speech in an era of privatized public spaces.
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eBay Becomes 100th Company to Cut Ties to "Controversial" ALEC
"We are not renewing membership in ALEC," eBay tweeted on the afternoon of December 18.
Conflicted Supreme Court Takes Up Walker Criminal Probe
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is taking up the Walker criminal probe, but faces questions of judicial ethics.
Governor Cuomo Bans Fracking in New York State
In a landmark decision, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced that his administration will ban fracking in the state.
How State and Local Subsidies Fuel Inequality
"When large corporations controlled by billionaires are given lavish taxpayer subsidies, the rest of us get stuck footing more of the bill"
Congress to Reinstate Taxpayer Subsidies for Reckless Derivatives Trading
The New York Times called it “a textbook Washington play: use a must-pass bill, on the eve of the holidays, as a vehicle for changing unrelated policies.”
Organic Consumer Pressure Works: Stonyfield Quits International Dairy Foods Group
In the latest example of how consumers can pressure food companies to do the right thing, Stonyfield Farm became the second organic dairy company in five months to resign from the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA).
ALEC Fumes: Transparency Threatens Corporate Free Speech!
After spending hundreds of millions of undisclosed funds on state and federal elections, ALEC's corporate members are demanding that state legislators preserve their "right" to anonymously spend money on politics.
More Corporations Flee as ALEC Rolls Out Its Legislative Agenda
"What can Brown do for you?" UPS is one of only nine funders of the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual winter meeting listed on its brochure this year.
Koch-Tied Group Pushes New Union Busting Bill in Wisconsin
Just weeks after Wisconsin's controversial Governor Scott Walker was elected to a second term, a group with ties to the billionaire Koch brothers has launched a new effort to destroy unions.
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