Blog

Who Owns Big Oil? We do!

Monday, April 23, 2012

State Director

The American Petroleum Institute has a new public image campaign- www.whoownsbigoil.org The purpose of this website, presumably, is to convince us that if we raise taxes on hugely profitable corporations we will only be hurting ourselves. Why? Because we are all shareholders of those corporations and when they are taxed we suffer.

Democracy

Making Super PACs Illegal

Thursday, March 22, 2012

By | Bruce Speight

State Director

There are some very important steps that every level of government – from your city council to the White House - should take right now to mitigate the impact of super PACs before the 2012 election.

Democracy

Don’t Freeze our Public Health and Consumer Safety Protections

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

By | Bruce Speight

State Director

Last year, in the 175 days that the U.S. House of Representatives was in session, it passed more than 190 anti-regulatory bills. Putting profits over public safety and they are still at it.

Consumer Protection

50 Years Ago This Week, JFK Ushered in Modern Consumer Protection Era

Thursday, March 15, 2012

By | Ed Mierzwinski

Consumer Program Director

People of almost any age know a lot about the Kennedy administration with its optimistic beginnings and its sudden, tragic end. Yet many have probably never heard of one of JFK's important legacies -- his declaration that consumers have rights that deserve protection.