Investigating Power
…attempt to portray Democrats as destroying African-American communities through support for pro-choice policies. In 2006, radio ads prepared by America’s PAC gave “the clear message that black voters need to…
Nine major publicly traded corporations that are funders of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) just reported earnings from the first quarter of 2018. Trump’s recent massive corporate tax cuts…
Corporate members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are benefiting from the deregulation frenzy of the Trump Administration. ALEC of course is the corporate bill mill that provides a…
…sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugar in American diets contributing to Type II diabetes, obesity and heart disease,” said David Greineder of the American Heart Association. “We…
By Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Will Facebook’s new political advertising rules tame extremists in American campaigns and elections, accomplishing something that neither Congress, federal regulators nor the judiciary…
…Marathon Petroleum, the Edison Electric Institute, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, American Gas Association, the Nuclear Energy Institute, and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association are ALEC members. One piece…
…were significantly stiffened by Congress under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 in order to prevent corruption and its “adverse effect on the proper functioning of American democracy.” The…
…American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the State Policy Network (SPN) and Americans for Prosperity (AFP). Both ALEC and SPN advance restrictions on public sector collective bargaining and push so-called “right…
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has been reporting on some of the bizarre choices for ALEC’s “Legislator of the Week Award.” ALEC, is of course the American Legislative…
…global market. Cheniere Energy has been a member of the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and has held a seat on the pay-to-play organization’s Energy task force. An exclusive…
