Stick It To Super PACs…. VOTE!
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Building Positive Alternatives, Elect Democracy, Featured on 5th November, 2012 | No Comments
Today, you have another opportunity to Stick It To Super PACs: VOTE!
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This Election’s 4 Deepest Democracy Victories You Missed
Posted by Shannon Biggs in Community Rights, Elect Democracy, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 12th November, 2012 | 4 Comments
What does Susan B. Anthony have in common with voters in Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania? What you probably missed in the glare of the pundits flashy graphics and Wed-morning quarterbacking were the real victories by and for people actually asserting their rights on Election Day. And regardless of political affiliation; against the dollars and scare tactics of huge corporations; sometimes against their own elected officials; AND against the mighty Robed Nine of the Supreme Court—they WON.
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Why Stick It To Super PACs?
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 22nd October, 2012 | 6 Comments
Stick it to Super-PACs!
“If the Supreme Court won’t protect democracy, we will.”
Join us this Thursday, October 25th to “Stick It to Super-PACs” and fight back against the Super-PAC spending blitz that is auctioning off our democracy. Be a proverbial wrench in the gears of super-PAC propaganda flooding the country with a critical mass of action-takers that flood super-PAC phone lines, email accounts, Facebook, Twitter, and mailboxes of the five largest Super-PACs manipulating the U.S. election. Our message to these Super-PACs: “Stop buying off our elections!”
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Want to Avoid the Post-Election Blues?
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 14th October, 2012 | No Comments
Stay off the bleachers post-election: Sign up today with Global Exchange to host a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary “Heist: Who Stole the American Dream- and How We Can Get It Back.”
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Don’t Burn Democracy BBQ’s Launch This Week
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 3rd October, 2012 | No Comments
Activists around the country will be hosting gatherings this week that incorporate Global Exchange’s Elect Democracy campaign research and materials and host discussions that support and promote local community organizing.
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Occupy: 99 Reasons to Get $$ Out of Politics
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured, World News & Events on 17th September, 2012 | 2 Comments
Today’s milestones:
1) It is the one year anniversary of Occupy
2) There are exactly 50 days until the U.S. election Nov. 6
As we approach the most expensive election in history, more people than ever are calling to get Money Out of Politics!
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Hot Hot Heat in Tampa and Charlotte
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Community Rights, Elect Democracy, People Power, Not Corporate Power, World News & Events on 5th September, 2012 | No Comments
While protestors demand an end to money in politics, lavish lobbyist-sponsored parties abound aimed at strengthening Wall Street’s ties to both major parties.
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Guess What Congressman Paul Ryan Scored in Elect Democracy’s Legislative Scorecard?!
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 15th August, 2012 | 1 Comment
Guess how often Paul Ryan’s legislative votes matched Wall Street’s lobby position in the bills examined by Global Exchange’s Elect Democracy campaign in our recent report…
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NEW RELEASE: “Meet the FIRE Sector: Report and Scorecard”
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured, Global Exchange News & Events on 30th July, 2012 | 1 Comment
Wall Street has spent $1,331 dollars every minute since 2006 to buy political influence. Our nonpartisan report tracks this investment in political power, and also contains a legislative scorecard making Congressional votes, campaign contributions, and calculates an ‘industry-loyalty rate’… the percentage that legislator’s votes matched Wall Street’s lobby.
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‘Elect Democracy’ Panel in Washington DC + Photos!
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Community Rights, Elect Democracy, End Dirty Energy, Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power, Stop Funding War on 17th July, 2012 | No Comments
Three speakers from Code Pink, Oil Change International, and Public Citizen joined Global Exchange in Washington DC, to compare notes on how undue corporate influence negatively impacts the ability of these groups to carry out their positive missions, and share inspiration about how people are standing up to protect and reclaim democracy.
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