You can try to argue that ALEC [the American Legislative Exchange Council] is a private group and can do whatever it wants in the
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ALEC’s real goals: Destroy Medicare, Medicaid, OSHA, EPA and Head Start
I’ve been reading all the editorials and letters to the editor about bills in my state legislature that aim to further diminish the economic power of
A glimmer of hope for the common good
I started this essay a few days before the massacre of school children in Connecticut. Looking it over again this morning, I’m glad I didn’t
Voters need protection from self-appointed “vote protectors”
For now, at least, there’s not going to be a voter “protection” ballot measure on Missouri’s November 2012 ballot, and that’s good news for
Surprise! “Stand-your-ground” laws written by ALEC and the NRA
In the recent case in Florida, an unarmed African-American boy, Trayvon Martin, was pursued and murdered by an Hispanic man, George Zimmerman, who claims
Wising up to ALEC: better late than never
A new website—ALEC Exposed—is shedding much-needed light on the politically conservative American Legislative Exchange Council [ALEC]. Launched on July 13, 2011 by the Center
ALEC: How corporations are taking over statehouses
You may think your Republican state legislator considers the needs of his or her district and introduces legislation accordingly. Well, think again. They don’t