Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue
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Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life and often directly benefit huge corporations. In ALEC's own words, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in your state. DO YOU? Numerous resources to help us expose ALEC are provided below. We have also created links to detailed discussions of key issues, which are available on the left.
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Dissent or Terror: How the Nation's Counter-Terrorism Apparatus, In Partnership With
Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street
New Report from DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy:
The culmination of a yearlong investigation, the report exposes the surveillance by state and federal agencies of occupy protestors, including against those organizing protests of ALEC during their conference in Arizona in late 2011. The report details how private interests have become part of the information-sharing environment, and exposes how data mining, facial recognition software and undercover police were deployed against ALEC protestors.
The report is essential reading, but for those particularly interested in ALEC, Chapters 10 to 15 (ALEC protestor surveillance) are recommended.
The report is authored by Beau Hodai,
DBA Press publisher and Center for Media and Democracy contributor.
See our press release here:
Dissent or Terror: New Report Details How Counter-Terrorism Apparatus Was Used to Monitor Occupy Movement Nationwide
Much more information about government surveillance of the Occupy movement at ows.sourcewatch.org
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