Investigating Power
…year which marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, school “reform” advocates gathered in New Orleans under the aegis of billionaire Betsy DeVos’s American Federation for Children (AFC). Held at…
…in American tax dollars under the Charter Schools Program (CSP), as tallied by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). But the government has done so without requiring any accountability…
…he would create one featuring the International Franchise Association, the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Restaurant Association, and the Job Creators Network….
…front groups in bold *Asterisks indicate membership on ALEC’s corporate board of directors President’s Level – $100,000 Reynolds American Inc (RAI–tobacco company) Chair’s Level – $50,000 American Electric Power (AEP)…
…the U.S. Senate. The American Federation for Children (AFC), chaired by Amway billionaire Betsy DeVos, estimates that vouchers and voucher-like tax-credit schemes currently divert $1.5 billion of public money to…
In a year with unprecedented rightwing dominance in state legislative chambers, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has continued to wreak havoc in states across the country–despite an ongoing exodus…
…scientific papers on the topic are in agreement on this, as are the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, NASA, the American Medical Association and countless other bodies of scientific thought….
…Dr. Gilbert Ross, is a convicted felon who works for the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH). CMD’s updated review of ACSH’s funding confirms that it has been funded by…
…conference. At the 2014 joint meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and its local offshoot, American City County Exchange (ACCE), AHLA Senior Executive Brian Crawford compared the industry’s…
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) made headlines last week after Wisconsin Republicans introduced a virtually word-for-word copy of the ALEC “model” Right to Work Act, following on the heels…
