Tag Archives: Thom Hartmann

Have we finally reached the tipping point on corporate personhood, and the role of corporations in influencing U.S. elections?

By Mark | November 6, 2011

I never got around to mentioning it last week, but Democratic Senators Tom Udall, Michael Bennet, Tom Harkin, Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Jeff Merkely introduced a Constitutional amendment to reform campaign finance on Tuesday, which, if passed, would trump the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, which essentially made […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corporate Crime, Politics | Also tagged 28th amendment, Boulder, campaign finance reform, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Constitutional Amendment to Reform Campaign Finance, corporate personhood, Dick Durbin, Jeff Merkely, Joel Skene, Michael Bennet, money as free speech, Move to Amend, Reagan Sova, Sheldon Whitehouse, Supreme Court, Tom Harkin, Tom Udall | 7 Comments

The Boston Tea Party was in response to corporate oppression, not higher taxes

By Mark | April 5, 2011

In a world beset by self-proclaimed historians like Glenn Beck, scribbling nonsense on blackboards, and making wild assertions that aren’t backed up by facts, I found this video, which actually revolves around real, first-hand accounts of the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, to be extremely refreshing. For those of you who are […]