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Another Attempt to Suppress the Vote in Carolina

South Carolina takes another shot at imposing the ALEC agenda that will suppress citizen voting through "voter ID" bills affecting many African Americans and students.

How Uninsured Kids Fund Medical Care

13-year old Caroline Richmond can't afford health insurance in America, so her family holds a fish fry for her cancer treatments. . . .

Cutting Corporate Taxes the ALEC Way

When Florida Rep. Rachel Burgin introduced a resolution to cut corporate taxes with ALEC accidently left in the bill, Common Cause caught it and others took notice.

Putting on the Ritz, Plotting School Privatization

ALEC's "Education Academy" is timed to give ALEC politicians a mid-winter trip to the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island on the South Florida coast. On the agenda? Privatizing public schools. (And more margaritas.)

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The Super Nonprofits Influencing Elections, Under the Radar

News, corporations, Election 2012, democracy, politics

Feb 6 2012 - 2:32pm | Brendan Fischer

While the popular understanding of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision is that it opened the door to unlimited corporate spending, last week's FEC filings showed that many of the...

Chrysler’s New Super Bowl Ad Whitewashes WI Union Signs

Feb 6 2012 - 8:50am | Mary Bottari

Wisconsin made a brief, unexpected appearance at the Super Bowl yesterday. A new ad by Chrysler, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-commercials-2012-clint-eastwood-...

ALEC Exposed, for 24 Hours

ALEC Exposed, Op-Ed, corporations, democracy, lobbying, politics, U.S. government

Feb 2 2012 - 10:08am | PR Watcher

A guest post by Nick Surgey from Common Cause, originally posted on Common Blog. When Florida Rep. Rachel Burgin (R- 56) introduced a bill in November calling on the federal government to reduce...

ALEC Education "Academy" Launches on Island Resort

ALEC Exposed, News, corporations, education

Feb 2 2012 - 8:18am | Dustin Beilke

Today, hundreds of state legislators from across the nation will head out to an "island" resort on the coast of Florida to a unique "education academy" sponsored by the American Legislative Exchange...

Paying for Cancer Treatment for Children in America with a Car Wash, Bake Sale and Fish Fry

Op-Ed, health

Jan 31 2012 - 8:25pm | Wendell Potter

"It shouldn't be this way," read the subject line of an email I received Friday morning from a conservative friend and fellow Southerner. "People shouldn't have to beg for money to pay for medical...

S.C. Considers Second ALEC Voting Bill

ALEC Exposed, News, Election 2012, democracy, politics, race/ethnic issues

Jan 30 2012 - 8:00am | Brendan Fischer

South Carolina is again considering a bill from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to limit access to the ballot box. A nearly identical version of an ALEC voting bill is moving through...

Secret Email System Revealed in "John Doe" Probe of Walker Staff

News, Wisconsin Protests, democracy

Jan 27 2012 - 8:00am | Mary Bottari

The morning after his "State of the State" address where Governor Scott Walker reassured Wisconsin "We are turning things around. We are heading in the right direction," the Milwaukee County District...

The High Cost of Allowing Health Insurers To Continue Keeping Us In The Dark

Op-Ed, corporations, ethics, health

Jan 26 2012 - 3:24pm | Wendell Potter

In his State of the Union address, President Obama said very little about health care reform, but what he did say was a reminder of how tight a grip the insurance industry has on the U.S. health care...

Stress Testing Tim Geithner

Op-Ed, BanksterUSA, banking, corporations

Jan 26 2012 - 11:58am | Mary Bottari

Thanks to Occupy Wall Street, in the State of the Union this week President Obama struck some of his most populist themes yet. He wants to tax millionaires, bring back manufacturing and prosecute the...

ALEC Model Bill Behind Push To Require Climate Denial Instruction In Schools

ALEC Exposed, Guest Contributor, global warming, children, education

Jan 26 2012 - 11:09am | Steve Horn

On January 16, the Los Angeles Times revealed that anti-science bills have been popping up over the past several years in statehouses across the U.S., mandating the teaching of climate change denial...

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Anne Landman

Anne is Managing Editor, with degrees in Environmental Restoration, Waste Management and Communications.

Romney Team Spins of the Positives of Cayman Island Accounts

January 25, 2012 - 9:20am

Wendell Potter

Wendell is CMD's Senior Fellow on Health Care and the author of a new book: Deadly Spin. He was CIGNA's head of communications.

Paying for Cancer Treatment for Children in America with a Car Wash, Bake Sale and Fish Fry

January 31, 2012 - 8:25pm

Lisa Graves

Lisa is Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief, and was the Chief Counsel for Nominations for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, among other posts.

ALEC Politician Claims ALEC Meetings Are "Open to the Public." Really?

January 12, 2012 - 3:04pm