Corporate Accountability
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by davidswanson
January 19, 2012 - 3:34pm
I recently recommened a comprehensive Constitutional amendment addressing the corruption of our elections.
The largest piece of it, largely inspired by an amendment drafted by Russell Simmons, had not been introduced in Congress . . . until …more
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by davidswanson
January 16, 2012 - 1:51am
There are many schemes now for undoing the doctrines under which corporations claim constitutional rights and bribery is deemed constitutionally protected "speech." Every single one of these schemes depends on a massive movement of public …more
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by davidswanson
January 13, 2012 - 10:30pm
Here's why I will.
It's January 20th!
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by davidswanson
January 9, 2012 - 12:23am
Don't take it from me. Take it from the book being published today that will mainstream the movement to end corporate personhood: "Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do, And What You Can Do About It," by Jeff …more
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by davidswanson
December 8, 2011 - 8:33am
By Jeffrey Clements, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, AlterNet
The following is an excerpt of Jeffrey Clement's Corporations Are Not People: Why They Have More Rights Than You Do and What You Can Do About It.) Click here to order …more
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by davidswanson
July 14, 2011 - 9:22am
This wouldn't create clean elections. It's not public financing. It includes no ban on private financing. But it would permit such bans by Congress and by states. It bans non-citizens and foreign associations from funding U.S. elections. I wish it …more
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I am proud to sign on as a Citizen Cosponsor of the Reverse Citizens United Amendment to counter the anti-democratic Citizens United decision (S.J.Res.29).
Elections must be determined by voters – not deep-pocketed corporations and Karl Rove's …more
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Dear Senators and Representative,
Real free speech on the Internet is a profound, existential threat to giant media corporations, so they are desperately trying to seize control of the Internet with obscure bills called "SOPA" in the House and "PIPA …more
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Dear Representative,
The big five oil companies -- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- have made over $100 billion in profits so far in 2011. At the same time, these same corporate giants are also receiving billions in taxpayer- …more
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