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  • Corporate Personhood Cannot Withstand Organized Persons
    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

  • Occupy the Courts!
    by davidswanson January 13, 2012 - 10:30pm
    Here's why I will. It's January 20th!   …more

  • Stop Picking on the Poor Plutocrats
    by davidswanson December 26, 2011 - 11:02pm
    I stopped by a corporate chain bookstore this week and checked out the "Current Affairs" section. I was a little surprised to discover that according to a dozen or more books dominating the display we are all under a vicious life-and-death …more

  • NPR Gets Producer Fired for Occupying
    by davidswanson October 19, 2011 - 11:02pm
    National Public Radio on Wednesday discovered that a woman named Lisa Simeone who produced a show about opera called "World of Opera" had been participating in a nonviolent occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., organized by October2011 …more

  • Rep. Kurt Schrader Introduces New Constitutional Amendment to Allow Clean Elections
    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

  • Cut the Cable to Stop the Lies
    by Bob Fertik March 7, 2011 - 1:35pm
    As workers, students, parents and progressives battle Scott Walker in Wisconsin, one of the most popular chants is "FOX News Lies." We've been saying that at Democrats.com since Election Night 2000, when FOX's Jeb Ellis falsely declared his …more

  • Stop the Corporate Takeover of the Internet
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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

  • FOX Advertisers 9-13-10
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    Dear FOX News Advertiser, I am writing to inform you that I will not purchase your products as long as you advertise on FOX News. FOX News does not broadcast news, it broadcasts rightwing smears, hatred, and incitement to violence - including …more