Corporations as people: the blog roundup
You’ve heard the news, you’ve read our previous blog postings, you’ve (hopefully!) signed the petition for a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision, but the blogosphere continues to flow...
View ArticleMore than 45,000 Tell Sen. Dodd: Stand Up to Wall Street!
Recently, a financial industry lobbyist said because Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) is retiring, he is now free to “dance with the special interests that brought him to the dance in the first place....
View ArticleCEO of Massey Energy needs to be held accountable
As the nation continues to mourn the loss of the 29 miners that died last week in Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, President Obama and other federal officials launch an...
View ArticleThere will be blame: Oil spill meets The Daily Show
Nobody can say it quite like Jon Stewart. The man has a gift for pointing out the absurd and capitalizing on it, granted, sometimes for a cheap laugh. The absurdity he highlighted in last night’s...
View ArticleWANTED: Progress in the Gulf
Jeez. Still no good news when it comes to cleaning up the oil spill that started more than a month ago. Oil is still gushing into the water, the industry’s plans to top the geyser keep failing, the...
View ArticleRevolving door between Congress and Wall Street even bigger than we thought
The army of “revolving door” lobbyists bidding for the financial services industry is even larger that we thought. After combing through Senate lobbying disclosure records, we reported in November that...
View ArticleFight corporate power by gathering signatures in your community
We’ve seen an extraordinary amount of enthusiasm in recent weeks for our effort to build a grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to restore free speech and fair elections to the people. In...
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