United States of ALECBill Moyers, 25 september 2012
This week, Moyers & Company reports on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of - ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A national consortium of state politicians and powerful corporations, ALEC presents itself as a 'nonpartisan public-private partnership'. But behind that mantra lies a vast network of corporate lobbying and political action aimed to increase corporate profits at public expense without public knowledge.
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Bill Moyers Exposes the Stranglehold the Corporate & Right-Wing Alliance Has on Our Democracy
Alternet, 27 september 2012
A special report from the legendary veteran journalist on the American Legislative Exchange Council.
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The American Legislative Exchange Council Is Hard at Work Privatizing America, One Statehouse at a Time
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In state legislatures around the country, boilerplate ALEC legislation that dilutes collective bargaining rights, blocks Americans from voting, and limits corporate liability is passing without the public knowing who’s behind it.
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