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What if we had fair elections?

Posted in Activism, Campaign Finance, Congress, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Workplace Health & Safety, tagged , , , , , , , on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A new video from our friends at FairElectionsNow.com features real people describing in their own words the profound impact of corporate corruption in Washington. You can see from the video that big agriculture, corporate coal and BP are all playing the money game to make government work for them and not the American public. As [...]

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Capitol Hill demonstration to call for renewable energy push from Congress

Posted in Activism, Climate Change, Congress, Energy, Environment, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

We just got back from Capitol Hill where Public Citizen President Robert Weissman spoke about the powers of corporations in Congress and about shifting our economies to sustainable forms of energy. Weissman noted: The first step is to get the oil money out of Congress. We’ve got to clean up Congress. We need clean money [...]

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New film sparks conversations about money in politics

Posted in Activism, Campaign Finance, Congress, Ethics, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, Public Citizen participated in a panel discussion about the solutions to the crisis of money in politics following a sneak peak screening of Casino Jack and the United States of Money at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Panelists included Angela Canterbury of Public Citizen (above right), Heather Smith of Rock the Vote, [...]

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Money and democracy: notable quotes

Posted in Campaign Finance, Congress, tagged , , , , on April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

With high-profile coverage in The Progressive and other news sources, both a constitutional amendment and the anticipated bill from congressional Democrats in response to Citizens United v. FEC, received significant attention this week. In a video released by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Co.),  the senator pledges support for a constitutional amendment allowing Congress to regulate corporate [...]

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The cover of this month’s Progressive Magazine: Amending the Constitution

Posted in Activism, Campaign Finance, Congress, tagged , , , , , , on April 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Matthew Rothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine, provides an insightful overview of the growing movement to amend the Constitution in response to increased in corporate influence in U.S. elections following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. Rothschild calls on progressives to “put our Susan B. Anthony hats on and get to work” [...]

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Your money for corporate campaigns?

Posted in Activism, Campaign Finance, Congress, Open Government, tagged , , , , , on March 30, 2010 | Comments Off

Newly empowered by the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporate executives are ready to spend unprecedented millions to influence upcoming elections. If you or someone you know has a 401(k), a similar retirement account or other investments, the corporations funded by these investments could be part of the problem. [...]

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“Too Big to Fail” – The movie

Posted in Activism, Financial Regulation, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2010 | Comments Off

It’s no secret that Public Citizen is against large banking institutions that are “too big to fail” – the corporations whose risky practices led to the crash of the financial industry. While consumer activists have long been captivated with each ensuing step, trying to prevent the industry’s collapse from reoccurring, average movie-watchers are now getting [...]

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Can a corporation run for Congress?

Posted in Campaign Finance, Congress, tagged , , , , , , , on March 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »

If corporations are people, does that mean they can run for public office? We’ll find out soon enough. The p.r. firm Murray Hill Inc., has announced through its ”designated person,” Eric Hensal, its intention to run as the Republican candidate in this year’s election against Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Under the banner, “Corporations are people too!”, Hensal rallied with Public [...]

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Apparently, Citizens United doesn’t believe in free speech for the anti-corporate side

Posted in Campaign Finance, Internet Free Speech, Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Citizens United, fresh from its Supreme Court victory giving corporations the right to bankroll election campaigns, has sent a trademark demand letter to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, complaining that a Facebook page entitled “Citizens United Against Citizens United” infringes its trademark.  Apparently, Citizens United is worried that members of the public might come to the [...]

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Senate hearing on Citizens United v. FEC today

Posted in Campaign Finance, Congress, tagged , , , , , on March 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

In today’s hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Committee on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, attorney Jeffrey Clements submitted testimony on behalf of Free Speech for People (a campaign sponsored by Public Citizen, Voter Action, the Center for Corporate Policy and the American Independent Business Alliance). This testimony makes for insightul reading for anyone interested in educating themselves about [...]

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