Democracy

Special Report

Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model

by Brendan Fischer — July 16, 2013 - 7:55am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Corporations, Democracy, Education

    • Despite widespread public opposition to the education privatization agenda, at least 139 bills or state budget provisions reflecting American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) education bills have been introduced in 43 states and the District of Columbia in just the first six months of 2013, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org. Thirty-one have become law.

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    The Supreme Court Has Severely Limited Workers’ Ability to Sue Employers for Discrimination

    by PRW Staff — July 11, 2013 - 7:05am
  • Topics: Democracy, Gay / Lesbian, Labor, Politics, Race / Ethnic Issues

    • -- by Seep Paliwal

    In the midst of landmark opinions on the Voting Rights Act, affirmative action, and marriage equality, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a pair of barely-noticed decisions that will severely limit workers' ability to seek justice if they are victims of discrimination at work.

    Guest Contributor

    America's Most Dynamic (Yet Under-Covered) Movement: Overturning Citizens United

    by PRW Staff — July 7, 2013 - 4:12pm
  • Topics: Corporations, Democracy

    • -- by John Nichols, The Nation

    The most under-covered political movement in the United States -- and there are a lot of under-covered political movements in the United States -- is the broad-based national campaign to enact a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court rulings that ushered in a new era of big-money politics.

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    John Nichols, Bob McChesney Book Event for “Dollarocracy” in Madison July 24th

    by PRW Staff — July 2, 2013 - 9:17am
  • Topics: Democracy, Media

    • The Center for Media and Democracy will be hosting the inaugural event celebrating the publication of Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, the new book from acclaimed authors John Nichols and Robert McChesney.

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    Pushback Against Privatization Across the Country

    by Brendan Fischer — June 28, 2013 - 8:17am
  • Topics: Corporations, Democracy

    • The decades-long effort to privatize public services and assets is hitting some bumps, with state and local governments reconsidering whether for-profit companies should be allowed to indiscriminately profit off of taxpayer dollars with limited accountability.

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    For Bradley Foundation, Challenging Affirmative Action & Voting Rights Is Part of Long-Term Crusade

    by Brendan Fischer — June 27, 2013 - 8:36am
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Democracy, Politics, Race / Ethnic Issues, Wisconsin Protests

    • The Milwaukee-based Bradley Foundation is one-for-two in legal challenges to civil rights and racial equality this term, with the U.S. Supreme Court striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in one case bankrolled by Bradley, and in another, remanding an affirmative action case to a lower court, turning back the Bradley-backed challenge. The cases represent the latest in the Bradley Foundation's long-term effort to dismantle the gains of the civil rights era.

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    What Do Guns Have to Do With Immigration? For Gun Owners of America, Everything

    by PRW Staff — June 18, 2013 - 7:39am
  • Topics: Right Wing, Democracy, Human Rights, International

    • -- By Katie Lorenze

    Gun Owners of America (GOA) has declared immigration reform a gun issue, warning that under the "scamnesty bill" currently in the U.S. Senate, "you can say buh bye to your guns and buh bye to the rest of your freedom."

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    U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Another ALEC Voting Bill

    by Brendan Fischer — June 17, 2013 - 5:43pm
  • Topics: ALEC Exposed, Democracy, Race / Ethnic Issues

    • In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down an Arizona statute that imposes restrictions on voter registration, finding it conflicts with federal law. After becoming law in Arizona, the legislation at issue was adopted as a "model" by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

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    Mandatory Ultrasound Bill Moves from Conception to Passage in Just Ten Days

    by Harriet Rowan — June 14, 2013 - 9:58am
  • Topics: Democracy, Health, Women

    • In ten short days, Wisconsin Republicans steamrolled a radical abortion bill through the state legislature to mandate ultrasounds and close abortion clinics, despite passionate opposition from Democratic Assemblywomen. The debate had many dramatic moments and video of the Senate President furiously gaveling down the opposition made national news.

    Op-Ed

    Wisconsin’s System Increasingly Rigged Against the Unemployed

    by Laura Steigerwald — June 12, 2013 - 10:01am
  • Topics: Democracy, Labor

    • With the latest Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia index ranking Wisconsin 49th out of 50 in economic outlook, high unemployment in Wisconsin is a problem that is not likely to go away any time soon. But, instead of trying to fix the economy in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker's Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is finding new ways to disqualify the unemployed from collecting benefits. This is unlikely to do anything but compound Wisconsin's economic woes.

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