What Happens to Corporations Who “Quit” ALEC?

Feb 11, 2013

What Happens to Corporations Who “Quit” ALEC?

Last year, a number of national progressive groups with ample funding spent a lot of time working to get corporations to change their business paradigms and cut their ties to ALEC. A very admirable undertaking, as this was supposed to cut directly into ALEC’s operating capital while putting them (ALEC and the progressive groups) in [...]

Nov 25, 2012

Walmart and the School Reform Movement

Now on Sale at Walmart, Education Rephorm Diane Ravitch referred to this blog today which wryly makes some excellent points. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Walmart is leading the effort to give low-income Americans more ¢hoi¢e in education, while insuring that they remain low income. It is a well known fact that students who attend our union-stifled public schools [...]

Aug 17, 2012

Coalition letter to DNC: Tell Duke Energy to Dump ALEC!

Today, Greenpeace and the Coalition to March on Wall Street South sent a letter to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee, highlighting the DNC’s connection to the American Legislative Exchange Council through Duke Energy. In May, Duke gave ALEC $50,000 for its meeting in Charlotte, NC and has consistently offered staff [...]

Jul 6, 2012

How US prison labour pads corporate profits at taxpayers’ expense

Thanks to right-wing lobbying, companies can use a loophole to exploit a scheme designed to give offenders work experience In 1979, Congress created the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (known as PIE; pdf) to establish employment opportunities for inmates “that approximate private sector work opportunities”. On the surface, the program is a great idea. It [...]

May 27, 2012

Why Hasn’t Wal-Mart Dropped ALEC, Too?

Right now the country’s largest retailer and employer, Wal-Mart, and the Walton family, which largely controls the company, remain supporters of ALEC. Looking a little closer, we can see why. Encouraging gun possession and sales is good business for Wal-Mart and for the six Walton family members who inherited the company. Wal-Mart is the nation’s [...]

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