AltWeeklies Wire
ALEC Normalizes Corruption In Statehouses Across the Landnew
For almost four decades, the American Legislative Exchange Council, known by its acronym, “ALEC,” has worked hard on behalf of corporate America and right wing causes, helping to draft, build support for and pass laws through state legislatures across the nation—and doing so in relative anonymity, even as it skirts numerous state laws limiting corporate gift-giving and other forms of influence-peddling. It was never really clear why ALEC’s existence stayed such a secret, particularly since it wasn’t a secret. It’s just that, somehow, people seemed to ignore it, even though it wielded staggering amounts of power in legally questionable ways.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-01-2012 |
Commentary
NRA responds; Krull reloadsnew
An exchange exploring the Second Amendment, lobbyist endorsement and the ways of the Hoosier.
Schwarzenegger Nears Showdown on Gun Control Measuresnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger prevailed on an Ohio manufacturer to disarm a bobblehead doll made in his likeness. Now Californians are waiting to see which aspect of his image matters to him more: not wanting to appear indifferent to violence or not wanting to appear antibusiness.
L.A. Weekly |
Howard Blume |
09-20-2004 |
Politics
