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ALEC is only one of the many ways the Koch brothers are attempting to change America's social, economic and political landscape. -- You think you know everything there is to know about the Koch Brothers --chief financiers of Americans for Prosperity, FreedomWorks, and the Tea Party-- but you have no idea the reach they have in everything from education to prisons. We urge you to take the time to read, watch and SHARE...
http://veracitystew.com/?p=33249ALEC is only one of the many ways the Koch brothers are attempting to change... more
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The 1% at its very worst.
http://www.kochbrothersexposed.com/
A hard-hitting and revealing investigation of the1% in America at its very worst. Koch Brothers Exposed is the latest film from Acclaimed Director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Outfoxed, Rethink Afghanistan). From their environmental pollution to their efforts to dismantle social security for working Americans, the Koch Brothers are attacking our democracyThe 1% at its very worst.
http://www.kochbrothersexposed.com/
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Want to see who's using their wealth to exploit the 99%? This series of 1-minute videos reveals the methods of the worst of the 1%. This one's Rob Walton, chair of Walmart.Want to see who's using their wealth to exploit the 99%? This series of 1-minute... more
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Billionaire oil tycoons Charles and David Koch continue trying to skirt accountability in Congress and the Kochs' allies in Congress are doing their best to stonewall oversight. Insist the Koch brothers testify before Congress.
TAKE ACTION: http://KochBrothersExposed.com
DISCUSS: http://facebook.com/KochbrothersBillionaire oil tycoons Charles and David Koch continue trying to skirt accountability... more
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So, Mitt Romney advocates Self-Deportation as his immigration policy. We want to know what the heck that means for the 12 million undocumented folks in this country and DREAMERS? Code word for let states continue enacting "anti-immigrant" laws? Since he seems to be joking around - we decided to also have a little fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fRZ0X2lU8cSo, Mitt Romney advocates Self-Deportation as his immigration policy. We want to know... more
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Now that the deficit committee failed, war profiteer CEOs are launching an all-out propaganda campaign to protect their profit margins. They and their allies in Washington are working to protect the massive, corruption-filled war budget by slashing social safety nets that help create jobs. This would be a disaster for our economy.Now that the deficit committee failed, war profiteer CEOs are launching an all-out... more
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Take Action: http://immigrantsforsale.org
Discuss: http://facebook.com/cuentame
Correction Corporation of America's Stewart facility in Lumpkin, Georgia is the largest private detention center in the nation. Stewart currently profits close to $50 million a year.
CCA charges inmates close to $5 a minute to make a phone call. To pay for this inmates work in the facility and earn a whopping $1 a day. 5 days of work gives them enough for a one minute phone call.
Take action and demand Stewart be shut down: immigrantsforsale.org
CCA's greed knows no boundaries. In the past few years they have spent $14.8 million lobbying for more anti-immigration laws, like HB87 in Georgia, to ensure they have continuous access to fresh inmates and keep this money racket going. It's time to put an end to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81dch5uQs7MTake Action: http://immigrantsforsale.org
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Inequality has ballooned over the last three decades as some of the wealthiest Americans have enriched themselves at the expense of everyone else. Who are the worst offenders You tell us. We'll compile your suggestions and hold a vote to decide which ones Brave New Foundation will expose.Inequality has ballooned over the last three decades as some of the wealthiest... more
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Tell committee members to keep war contractors' hands off the money that should go to Social Security and Medicare: http://warcosts.com
The law that created the deficit committee also created a zero-sum game: Any expensive program that escapes the budget knife does so at the expense of cuts to other programs. If the military contractors succeed in keeping the war budget intact, they'll likely do so at the expense of Social Security and Medicare. That means money that would go to your Social Security or Medicare benefits will instead go into the hands of people like Lockheed Martin CEO Robert J. Stephens, who last year made $21.9 million, almost totally from taxpayer-funded military contracts.
This should an easy choice: cut the war budget.
Tell committee members you want military contractors' hands off the money that should go to Social Security and Medicare.Tell committee members to keep war contractors' hands off the money that should... more
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Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez is a 50 year old legal resident with a mental disability. In 2004 Gomez was detained because of a dispute at a grocery store over a bag of tomatoes.
Guillermo spent 2 years at a private CCA (Corrections Corporation of America) detention facility - the corporation neglected to report his medical condition.
CCA profited close to $90,000 off of Gomez' incarceration, and ensured greater profit by failing to disclose his mental disability effectively leaving Guillermo trapped for 2 years. In 2010 CCA CEO Damon T. Hininger received $3,266,387 in total compensations.
Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez is a 50 year old legal resident with a mental disability. In... more
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The deal worked out to allow a rise in the debt ceiling gives us our first real chance in more than a decade to make significant cuts to our country’s out-of-control war budget, but we are going to have to fight for them. The war industry is already deploying their favorite kind of stealth weapon on Capitol Hill to protect their profits: money and influence. Members of the newly-announced deficit committee have together taken around $1 million in campaign and PAC contributions from military contractors since 2007, and these companies plan to “cash in” on these donations to stop real cuts to big war contracts. That’s why Brave New Foundation is moving quickly to launch a new campaign, War Costs, to counter their profit-protection strategy, and we need you with us.
Read the full post here: http://goo.gl/yWKGcThe deal worked out to allow a rise in the debt ceiling gives us our first real chance... more
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Much of the nation watched last night with breath held, waiting to see the recall results in Wisconsin. In the end, two WI Senate Republicans were replaced with Democrats, falling short of the three needed to take control of the Senate.
While this wasn't the outcome many hoped for, it was still a bit of a victory. No longer are politics played on an even field, and the situation in Wisconsin makes this clearer than any other state. But despite the slanted scale, working people in Wisconsin were still able to change two seats out of six. It is movement in the right direction.
What I mean about there no longer being an even playing field in politics is the vast amount of control and power money now has in our democratic system. While Scott Walker has pushed so extremely to rob working people of their basic rights and protections, he's been cushioned in support of endlessly flowing money backing his efforts.
Brave New Foundation's work on Koch Brothers Exposed has told the story of the corrupting role of big money in politics. How the Koch brothers politically spend their money, in order to get policies that will support their bottom line of billions, is a story we will continue to tell. The Koch brothers are a key example of this phenomenon, but they are far from the only wealthy individuals to control the outcomes of our political system. The represent a disease that is much larger than them alone.
This isn't a game played fair. While organizers go door to door to have conversations with voters, big money can pay for endless ads to run on TV.
While democracy has rules and has traditionally been a structure respected for its importance in our country, the Kochs treat our political system as a game to be won at all costs.
A perfect example of this? Here is a clip of Stephen Colbert telling of the Koch-funded American For Prosperity's work in Wisconsin around this recent election.
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The Kochs gave enough money for Americans For Prosperity to mail Democratic voters information about how they should send their ballots in -- days after the election -- and how, instead of sending them to the appropriate office, they should send them to a fake right-wing run PO Box. Those using their money to corrupt our political system have no shame at this point.
We need some series changes made in order to save our political system from the destruction it is headed for. A citizen's ability to influence our democracy cannot continue to be defined primarily by the size of their net wealth. The only thing that can fix this is a structural policy change that redefine politics' relationship to money.
As we as a country wrestle with the need for these major changes, the game will continue to be played on an unequal field. But one positive thing that Wisconsin has shown us is that those who try to buy our democracy for their own gain are no longer able to do it in complete secret. When characters such as the Koch brothers, and their ruthless efforts to take political power away from working people, are so commonplace that Colbert can run a whole segment mocking them, things are changing.
We at Brave New Foundation will continue to work to tell these stories. We will continue to expose the unjust role of money in politics, and how the Koch brothers are a key example of how democracy can be bought to benefit one's bottom line. The more we know and understand these stories, the more we can fight back. It's an unequal battleground in politics in our country right now. The outcome of Wisconsin should be read as a reminder of that. A reminder of the fight still left to had, but also of the willingness of working people to not give up this fight. No matter how many billionaires they are up against.Much of the nation watched last night with breath held, waiting to see the recall... more
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EXPOSE THE KOCHS: The Koch brothers fund multiple think tanks and academic centers to promote their ideology and grow their profits, a Brave New Foundation investigation reveals. Let's create an echo chamber of truth by using YouTube's SHARE tools above to protect Social Security and counter the Koch billions. http://KochBrothersExposed.com/socialsecurityEXPOSE THE KOCHS: The Koch brothers fund multiple think tanks and academic centers to... more
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Sign our petition to end the Afghanistan War: http://rethinkafghanistan.com
Memorial Day is coming up, and we've just passed a grim milestone: 1,500 U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan. Enough is enough. The war isn't making us safer and it's not worth the cost, and this should be the last Memorial Day when we put military families through this kind of agony. Bring the troops home.Sign our petition to end the Afghanistan War: http://rethinkafghanistan.com... more
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Immigrants are for sale in this country. Sold to private prison corporations who are locking them up for obscene profits!
Here are the top 3 things YOU need to know about the Private Prison money scheme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuGE1VxVsYoImmigrants are for sale in this country. Sold to private prison corporations who are... more
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Charles and David Koch are worth $42 billion and make $13 million every day while vulnerable Americans struggle to afford shelter and groceries. Meet three Florida seniors who rely on Social Security and are fighting back against the Koch brothers attempt to make them homeless. They told the Kochs what's on their minds. What would you tell the Kochs? Have your say at http://kochbrothersexposed.com/kochmansionsCharles and David Koch are worth $42 billion and make $13 million every day while... more
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Ever wonder how much you paid to fund the war? Use the Afghanistan War Tax Calculator to find out. We'll give you an I.O.U. for what you paid that you can forward to your Member of Congress. Ask for your money back! http://rethinkafghanistan.com/Ever wonder how much you paid to fund the war? Use the Afghanistan War Tax Calculator... more
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Tell Congress to vote NO on H.R. 1. Now is not the time to cut investment in business and jobs. Call your member of Congress at 888.494.8956 and enter your zip code to be connected directly.Tell Congress to vote NO on H.R. 1. Now is not the time to cut investment in business... more
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The billionaire Koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to gain political influence and change America. Vote on the worst thing they have done - oil spills, anti-worker, anti-healthcare, anti-immigration, or got a better one? Write it in. Check it out: http://goo.gl/Lua4tThe billionaire Koch brothers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to gain... more
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http://goo.gl/xH7aq Rally with Angelinos on March 23rd to save jobs and to stop congressional cuts that will destroy jobs. A whopping 14.5% of Los Angeles residents are unemployed. Some in Washington are demanding over $2 billion in budget cuts that would kill thousands of additional jobs. A job destroyed is a life, family, and community attacked. Rally details here: http://goo.gl/xH7aqhttp://goo.gl/xH7aq Rally with Angelinos on March 23rd to save jobs and to stop... more
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