How to Stop the Corporate Erosion of Our Democracy
Here’s a short video (8+ minutes) explaining why 85% of Americans (regardless of political party) believe corporations have too much power, and what we can do about it.
Here’s a short video (8+ minutes) explaining why 85% of Americans (regardless of political party) believe corporations have too much power, and what we can do about it.
Press Release by Occupy Nevada County: Saturday, January 21, is the second anniversary of the Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission, which overturned decades of campaign finance law and allows unlimited corporate funds to flood our election system. On Saturday, a coalition of local groups is hosting a Festival and…
From the Working Draft of the Declaration of the Occupation of Sacramento: (bold emphasis mine): When the majority of Americans can no longer effectively control the government because they can’t afford enough lobbyists, we no longer have a functioning democracy. The primary intent of this movement is to reform the current structure of the…
Reprinted from TIKKUN: A Bimonthly Interfaith Critique of Politics, Culture, and Society. Can local laws have a real effect on the power of giant corporations? by Allen D. Kanner Mt. Shasta, a small northern California town of 3,500 residents nestled in the foothills of magnificent Mount Shasta, is taking on corporate power through an…