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REAL CHANGE
(not small change)
In the 1970s, Lily Tomlin developed an iconic comic character she named Ernestine--a telephone clerk who took perverse pleasure from hectoring customers. Her character was a perfect portrayal of the arrogance of AT&T, the monopolistic telephone giant of that day. In one skit on on the TV show, Laugh-In, Tomlin had Ernestine delivering a TV pitch for the corporation:
REBEL AGAINST THE COUP
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
The groups below are focusing on constitutional amendments, public financing of elections, and other strong, structural steps. They have a wealth of information and expertise, many have good grassroots outreach and several have specific actions you can take. Some will have contacts with other agitated activists in your area, so you can link up, make friends, and make change.
- American Independent Business Alliance, http://www.amiba.net
- Brennan Center for Justice, http://www.brennancenter.org
- Buzzflash, http://www.buzzflash.com
- Center for Corporate Policy, http://www.corporatepolicy.org
- Center for Media and Democracy, http://www.prwatch.org
- Common Cause, http://www.commoncause.org
- Democracy Matters, http://www.democracymatters.org
- Liberty Tree Foundation, http://www.libertytreefdr.org
- Media Matters, http://www.mediamatters.org
- People for the American Way, http://www.pfaw.org
- Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy, http://www.poclad.org
- Progressive Democrats of America, http://www.pdamerica.org
- Public Campaign, http://www.publicampaign.org
- Public Citizen, http://www.citizen.org
- Reclaim Democracy, http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org
- Sunlight Foundation, http://www.sunlightfoundation.com
- U.S. PIRG, http://www.uspirg.org
- Voter Action, http://www.voteraction.org
- Watchdog.net, http://www.watchdog.net
- YouStreet, http://www.youstreet.org
The dissent by Justice John Paul Stevens in the Citizens United case contains many gems of common sense, legal logic, and pointed barbs. Read it in full here.
Filed Under: Constitution, Corporate greed, Elections, Money, Political corruption, Republicans, Supreme Court, Voting, Wealth
