Investigating Power
Part of an emerging national trend, the Wisconsin Senate voted along party lines to approve a bill that would prohibit local communities from issuing their own rules on plastic bags and other containers.
ALEC continues to push a corporate-driven school privatization agenda through legislatures across the country.
The Energy & Environment Legal Institute–a group best known for filing lawsuits seeking climate scientists’ personal emails–has secretly received funding from Arch Coal, one of the largest coal producers in the U.S.
Governor John Kasich created the position of Director of School Choice and chose David Hansen, spouse of top adviser Beth Hansen. No debate moderator has asked Kasich about the Ohio charter school scandal.
Ford responded to consumer concern over its membership in ALEC.
Some federal contractors are asking President Obama to withdraw or weaken new worker protections.
The TTIP contains those same old clunky trade rules that threaten consumer and environmental laws.
In the face of an onslaught of big money in campaigns and elections, ordinary Americans are finding ways to take back their democracy.
Corporate interests are taking aim at local government.
“Wages in RTW states are 3.1 percent lower than those in non-RTW states. . . This translates into RTW being associated with $1,558 lower annual wages for a typical full-time, full-year worker.”