According to a new report in Politico, the Koch brothers, through their various front organizations, are set to funnel $400 million of their personal wealth into this year’s presidential campaign. It’s an absolutely staggering amount. To put it in context, these two men will be investing more than John McCain raised during the course of […]
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Ben Cohen on Occupy, independent business networks, and defacing currency to save our Democracy
I had the opportunity yesterday, at the BALLE conference, to hear ice cream magnate Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry’s fame, talking about the point of intersection where the local business movement, Occupy Wall Street and the campaign to “get the money out of politics” converge. Here’s video of his presentation, during which he unveils […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Marketing, Uncategorized Also tagged Affordable Care Act, BALLE, Ben and Jerry's, Ben Cohen, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, campaign finance reform, corporate takeover of politics, currency, defacing currency, dollar bills, Grand Rapids, health care reform, ice cream, Mark's big ideas, Move to Amend, Obamacare, Occupy Wall Street, single-payer system 15 Comments
Celebrating two years of corporate rule under the terms dictated by Citizens United
It’s been two years since the Supreme Court decided the Citizens United case, giving corporations the ability to spend unprecedented amounts of money to influence American elections. Here, with some some thoughts on the ramifications of that decision is our favorite journalist, Chris Hedges. …Our electoral system, already hostage to corporate money and corporate lobbyists, […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Politics Also tagged Bank of America, Bill Moyers, Chris Hedges, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, civil disobedience, corporate socialism, corporate takeover of politics, corporations are not people, crony capitalism, election reform, ExxonMobil, Goldman Sachs, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Obama, Occupy, protests, Romney, Sheldon Wolin, Supreme Court, turn off your television, voting is futile 7 Comments