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Seizing the power of television and the Internet to expand social consciousness, Free Speech TV fuels the movement for progressive social, economic, and political transformation. By exposing the public to perspectives excluded from corporate media, Free Speech TV empowers citizens to fight injustices, to revitalize democracy, and to build a more compassionate world.
In his daily take, Thom explains how ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Counsel is leading America into a corporatocracy, which means that elec...
In his daily take, Thom explains how ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Counsel is leading America into a corporatocracy, which means that elected officials represent corporations instead of people. ALEC joins with CEOs and lawmakers a few times a year to draw up legislation approved by the corporations. Florida Republican State Representative, Rachel Bergen, proposed legislation to reduce corporate taxes. Bergen forgot to take out ALEC's mission statement located at the top of the legislation, showing that she took the model legislation proposed from ALEC and just passed it along to the state house.
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