Tag Archives: ALEC

Steve Russell :
ALEC: All power to the (corporate) people

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Those who serve in legislative bodies seldom read what they vote on and virtually never write the bills they drop into the legislative sausage machine. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | January 22, 2014 Cheap shots have been … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Academic Freedom and the Mitch Daniels/Howard Zinn Kerfuffle

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Political cartoon by Gary Varvel / Indianapolis Star Academic freedom under fire: The Mitch Daniels/Howard Zinn kerfuffle If education at any level is to be shaped by the principle of academic freedom it must encourage student exposure to varieties of … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : ALEC and the Right Wing Agenda

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from alecwatch.org.The ALEC agenda:How the right-wing moldslegislators to shill for corporations By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 28, 2012 “[Any law proposed by businessmen] ought always to be listened to with great precaution… It comes … Continue reading →

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Paul Beckett : Naked ALEC and the Right Wing Conspiracy

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphics from the Center for Media and Democracy.ALEC Naked:More news from the ‘vastright wing conspiracy’ By Paul Beckett / The Rag Blog / November 10, 2011 MADISON, Wisconsin — It’s all we needed! Another dimension of the “vast right-wing conspiracy” … Continue reading →

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