Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy on 7th February, 2013 | 2 Comments
On February 7, 2013, Senator Bernie Sanders is introducing legislation to crack down on Wall Street and corporate tax avoiders that are avoiding tens of billions in taxes every year by shifting profits to the Cayman Islands and other tax havens.
Meet the corporations that avoided $128 BILLION in taxes:
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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured on 14th January, 2013 | 1 Comment
After a grueling election, record campaign spending and an odious increase of money in politics, it’s more important than ever to remind elected officials that WE (the people), not corporations voted for and elected them to office. This Inauguration Day, take action with Global Exchange in DC, SF, or anywhere by joining the online conversation using the hashtag #InaugurateDemocracy.
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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 18th December, 2012 | No Comments
2012 certainly hasn’t been boring! Thanks to you and the hundreds of other people who are part of the Elect Democracy campaign, we’ve taken action to free our democracy from the moneyed grip of corporate interests… Thank you. Here’s what we’ve done:
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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy on 28th November, 2012 | 2 Comments
Over $629 million in Super PAC spending in the 2012 election didn’t sway U.S. voters as significantly as expected, but in the coming months will the billions spent in corporate lobbying sway Congress?
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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 22nd October, 2012 | 7 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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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Featured, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 15th October, 2012 | No Comments
Here are five fresh ideas for reclaiming democracy by and for the people, from joining our Stick It To Super PACs day of action to organizing local documentary screenings.
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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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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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Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, People Power, Not Corporate Power, World News & Events on 26th September, 2012 | No Comments
Download your free app today and follow the campaign contributions and Super-PAC money behind the presidential race. Global Exchange is proud to partner with MapLight on the release of this app- please share this invaluable tool for tracking $$ in politics! http://bit.ly/UBFYL3
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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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