How ‘Citizens United’ Allows the Super-Wealthy to Buy Elections
On Up With Chris Hayes this Saturday, Chris Hayes argued that the FEC’s 2011 filings prove what we always expected to be true: “that the new Super Pacs exist chiefly as an instrument for the extremely wealthy to funnel massive amounts of cash into influencing the outcome of our elections.” In this hour, he also considers consumers’ responses to working conditions at Apple’s supplier factories and a retired NYPD officer’s views on the country’s drug war. —Erin Schikowski Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the...
Read MoreWelfare Drug Testing – from Assif Mandvi of the Daily Show
Aasif Mandvi heads to Florida to find out why Luis Lebron, a Navy veteran and public assistance recipient, won’t submit to welfare drug testing. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on...
Read MoreThe Roads to Memphis – Martin Luther King
An American Experience Film from PBS. JoAnn and I watched it last night. On April 4, 1968, escaped convict James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King. This is the fateful narrative of the killer and his prey, set against the seething, turbulent forces in American society at that time. Watch Roads to Memphis on PBS. See more from American...
Read MoreWhat would Martin Luther King Do?
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Sandra in the Rebuild the Dream Website This week hundreds of meet ups are taking place to commemorate Martin Luther King’s birthday and one of the most formative eras in American history. Check out this short video from our MLK Meet-up resources on the history of Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Movement, and how they link to today’s struggles for economic...
Read MoreMartin Luther King
From Democracy Now On this eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, we host a wide-ranging discussion with TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson and author Michelle Alexander about the mass incarceration of African Americans that has rolled back many achievements of the civil rights movement. Today there are more African Americans under correctional control, whether in prison or jail, on probation or on parole, than there were enslaved in 1850. And more African-American men are disenfranchised now because of felon disenfranchisement laws than in 1870. Alexander, whose book...
Read MoreLessons on Democracy from Woody Guthrie
January 13, 2012 In this web-only video essay, Bill looks back at the life and work of singer Woody Guthrie to draw meaning about the current state of our economy. On Democracy: Is This Land Made For You And Me? from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.
Read MoreJanuary 20 – Occupy the Courts
Occupy the Courts will be a one day occupation of Federal courthouses across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday January 20, 2012. We will lead the charge on the judiciary which created — and continues to expand — corporate person-hood rights. Americans across the country are on the march, and they are marching OUR way. They carry signs that say, “Corporations are NOT people! Money is NOT Speech!” And they are chanting those truths at the top of their lungs! The time has come to make these truths evident to the courts. United States Court of...
Read MoreThe Holiday Family Video Every American Needs To See
This message below was sent by Zach Wahls through MoveOn.org. Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum on House Joint Resolution 6 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Wahls has two mothers, and came to oppose House Joint Resolution 6 which would end civil unions in Iowa. We thought these videos and Zach’s message were especially important to share during the holiday season when we all spend cherished time with our families and wish our friends the same joy. Please watch the videos below and go to moveon.org to...
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