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Corporations are manufacturing uncertainty about scientific findings. Now scientists are fighting back.
Science is under attack. With corporations manufacturing uncertainty to undermine studies that hurt their bottom lines and the sequester cutting billions in funding for scientific research, you’d think the American science community would be hunkered down in their labs avoiding outside interference… [close-up of schoolgirl succesful looking in the…
Montana legislator introduces bill to give corporations right to vote
A Montana Republican state legislator has introduced a bill that would give corporations the right to vote in municipal elections. According to Think Progress, Rep. Steve Lavin (R-Kalispell) has introduced Montana House Bill No. 486, which would grant to “a firm, partnership, company or corporation” that owns property within a…
Ben and Jerry’s co-founder explains ‘monetary jiu jitsu’ to get money out of politics
During an appearance on Current TV’s Viewpoint, Ben and Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen explained the rationale behind his Stamp Stampede campaign. “I think that over two-thirds of all Americans — that’s Republicans, Democrats, Independents — all agree that money in politics is destroying our democracy,” he said. “Neither party has…
Hecklers dragged from Ryan speech: ‘Corporations are not people!’
Protesters on Friday interrupted vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s speech to the Values Voter Summit and were dragged from the building by security personnel. “Corporations are not people!” one woman screamed as Ryan began his remarks. “Thank you so much,” Ryan quipped. “I appreciate your support. Thank you so much.…
If corporations are people, which one would you rather have a beer with?
It’s that time of the election cycle, when pollsters look longingly at press coverage of polls past and wonder, “Who would Americans prefer to have a beer with in 2012?” because the people Americans would prefer to get drunk with are the ones they want running the country. But since…
Black Lung on the Rise; Excessive Mining and Corporate Malfeasance to Blame
For decades—at least until the big economic crash of 2008—the country has grown increasingly fond of the conservative narrative that claims that the only reason the majority of government regulation exists is because liberals are all secret communists who want to regulate corporations out of business just to do so.…
Sen. Leahy: Supreme Court thinks corporations can be president
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Thursday that corporations could be elected president according to the rationale of the Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. “I remain troubled today that the Supreme Court extended to corporations the same First Amendment rights in the political process that…
Nigerians too poor to sue over corporate abuse: jurists
GENEVA — Victims of environmental disasters or other abuses inflicted by corporations in Nigeria are being denied justice as they are too poor or do not know how to seek legal recourse, jurists said Wednesday. “Poor rural victims of corporate human rights abuse are usually unaware of their legal rights…
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