ALEC States & Nation Policy Summit in Nashville, Tennessee December 6-8
ALEC Backs Extreme Climate Denial, Constitutional Rewrite, Corporate Wish List at Nashville Summit
By David Armiak | at
Economy
GOP Tax Bill Will Trigger Fiscal Crisis, Conservative Group Warns
By Don Wiener | at
SPN group says a multitrillion-dollar bailout of cities and states will be needed if Congress eliminates the SALT deduction.
ALEC Corporate Members Lay Off Over 12,000 Workers in 2017
By Don Wiener | at
Pharma leads the way.
Tough Trade Talk Fades as Trump and Pence Toe the Koch Line
By Richard Eskow | at
When he was running for president, Donald Trump had very harsh words for deals like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the then-pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Big Coal Burns Bright at ALEC Conference
By Chris Taylor | at
The fracking industries and king coal producers ExxonMobil, Noble Energy, and ARCO dominated the first day of the 44th ALEC conference.
New Study Undercuts Trump FCC Chair’s Justification for Rolling Back Net Neutrality
By David Armiak | at
A recent publication in the International Journal for Communication calls into questions the research cited by current FCC Chairman Ajit Pai as his primary justification for plan to roll back net neutrality rules.
Reagan vs. Cities: The Battle Over South African Apartheid and Lessons for the Trump Era
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
New report shows parallels between Reagan and Trump threats against local governments and how cities and states successfully fought back.
Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller Peddles Spin on Women’s Issues and More
By Lisa Graves | at
Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller routinely publishes stories peddling rightwing assertions about women’s economic security issues as news….
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Attacks on Unions
By Mary Bottari | at
Documents examined by CMD expose a national effort by the Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation to defund and dismantle unions, the most significant force for higher wages and better working conditions in America.
James Sherk Tapped by Trump to Be White House Labor Advisor
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Donald Trump quietly hired James Sherk, a Heritage Fellow with a history of pushing ALEC’s anti-union agenda, to handle labor policy.