Prognosis: America 2018

Fangman Michael / Truthdig Feb 13, 2018 Knowledge, organized and available to all motivated voters, can win out. Then we can get our country back. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Disturbing New Plan for Picking Your Senators

By David Daley / AlterNet Jul 24, 2017 The American Legislative Exchange Counsel has drafted “model legislation” that would empower gerrymandered legislatures to choose senators for us. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Matthew Cardinale, Affordable Housing Advocate, Foe of Corporate Lobbyists

Emma Niles / Truthdig Jul 3, 2016 The founder of SMART ALEC, a progressive nonprofit, is determined to help people take control of public policy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Despite Pledge, ExxonMobil Paid Millions Toward Climate Change Denial

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 15, 2015 The oil giant gave over $2.3 million to members of Congress and a corporate lobbying group to support climate change denial, even though it pledged to cease such funding in 2007. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Business Rewards California Democrats for Passing Model ALEC Legislation

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 It may be “the most anti-consumer bill ever introduced in California," and it was approved and signed into law by Democrats. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

ALEC’s Horror Show Is Coming to Your Hometown

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 15, 2014 "The rightwing group Alec is preparing to launch a new nationwide network that will seek to replicate its current influence within state legislatures in city councils and municipalities," The Guardian reported earlier this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservative Coalition Prepares Public Sector Attacks Across 34 States

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 6, 2013 After revelations this week about the legislative agenda of the Koch brothers-backed American Legislative Exchange Council, documents obtained by The Guardian give a closer look into a coordinated assault by conservative groups across the U.S. against public sector rights and services in education, health care, income tax, workers' compensation and the environment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

To the Barricades! ALEC Posts Issues for 2014 Legislative Wars

BLANK Dec 3, 2013 The secretive Koch brothers-backed American Legislative Exchange Council has its sights set on labor laws, consumer protections and public education, among others. So you can’t say you weren’t warned. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Liberal Media?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 10, 2013 "If you know anyone who still believes in a 'liberal media,' " writes David Akadjian at The Washington Spectator, "here are 13 things everyone would know" if it really existed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

ALEC Puts Utah on Top of ‘Rich States’ List

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2013 A new report from the corporate lobby would be laughable if it wasn't being taken seriously by media outlets. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Call to Action

By James Cromwell May 23, 2013 The Obama administration has passed or made use of a host of laws to infringe our civil liberties, obliterate the balance of power, legitimize a military dictatorship, and control the dissemination of truth in the name of protecting its "secrets." Soon we will have lost our freedom, not to some foreign nation that hates it, but to our own devices.The Obama administration has passed or made use of a host of laws to infringe our civil liberties, legitimize a military dictatorship and control the dissemination of the truth. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Rich, Conservative Push for Right-to-Work (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 13, 2012 What appears to be an impromptu shift in Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s stance on the right-to-work bill he signed into law this week was a consequence of months of planning supported by the Koch family and the behind-the-scenes conservative lobby group ALEC. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )