Narrow Supreme Court Majority Gives Corporations Freedom of Conscience; Justice Ginsburg Objects
President Bush's appointee, Justice Samuel Alito, declares that corporations have a right to discriminate based on religious beliefs.
Activism
Love Is in the Air as Wisconsin’s Gay Marriage Ban is Overturned
After Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban was struck down as unconstitutional late on Friday, gay and lesbian couples rushed down to the courthouse in Madison and Milwaukee to take their vows.
Amend the Constitution to Restore People’s Voices in Our Democracy
On June 3rd, 2014, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on a constitutional response to the crisis of money-in-politics that has developed as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent line of campaign finance decisions.
Derek Cressman Crusades Against the Koch Brothers in California
California Secretary of State candidate Derek Cressman has made a career of fighting the billionaires who are trying to hijack democracy.
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Fact Is that KXL Can Be Stopped
February 13, 2013, was a very special day in Washington DC. It wasn't merely because hundreds of demonstrators marched in front of the White House to stop the KXL pipeline.
Paying Tribute to Family Farm Defender John Kinsman
John Kinsman, a leader of the global food sovereignty movement who was deeply committed to equality, justice, and peace, passed away on January 20, 2014. In honor of his inspirational life and work, the Center for Media and Democracy's Food Rights Network is republishing the following 2011 profile of this "food and farm hero."
Under Pressure, Whole Foods Agrees to Stop Selling Produce Grown in Sewage Sludge
CMD broke the story that the $12.9 billion-a-year natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has a policy of "don't ask, don't tell" when it comes to non-organic produce being grown in fields spread with sewage sludge, euphemistically called "biosolids." Since then, activists and PRWatch readers have sent emails to Whole Foods executives asking the company to require its suppliers to disclose this information and label it for customers. Now Whole Foods has announced that it will "prohibit the use of biosolids" as a requirement for produce suppliers.
After Student Protests, Sallie Mae Becomes 50th Corporation to Dump ALEC
Sallie Mae has dropped its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) after a student-led campaign demanding that the nation's largest student loan lender cut ties with the controversial organization. Sallie Mae is the 50th corporation to publicly drop its ALEC membership in the past year-and-a-half as the organization has come under increasing public scrutiny.
Wisconsin Workers "Fight For Fifteen"
Wisconsin workers are joining the "Fight for Fifteen" -- better wages for those at the bottom of the U.S. payscale. Three cities in Wisconsin were among 58 across the United States where thousands of low-wage fast-food workers walked off their jobs to demand a living wage, safe working conditions, and the right to unionize without being penalized. The coordinated actions on August 29 constituted the largest fast food strike in U.S. history.
Stop the CEO March on Washington
-- by Scott Klinger, Institute for Policy Studies
Millions of people acting together can still beat millions of dollars.
In these closing days of summer, a growing number of news stories have interrupted our final days at the beach and asked us to pause and remember the 50th Anniversary of the historic March on Washington that occurred on August 28, 1963.
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