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Corporate Legal Rights Grow As Courts Block Pro-Consumer Class Action Suits

Negah Mouzoon, Public Citizen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:01 PDT

Consumer activists find a 2011 Supreme Court ruling has blocked dozens of class action suits, instead forcing consumers into arbitration.

Supreme Court Asks Hard Questions at Oral Arguments Over Arizona's Extreme Immigration Law

Ben Winograd, Immigration Impact — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:01 PDT

The justices signalled that this may not be the end of the fight over SB 1070.

Facebook and Google Turned Into Government Spies? The Dangerous New Law Before Congress (CISPA)

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:00:01 PDT

A private company doing the governmentâ€™s work does not face the same privacy restrictions.

Voting Rights Uprising: Activists in Three States Help GOP's Targets Get Voter ID

George Bauer, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:01 PDT

Grassroots groups in Wisconsin, Tennessee and Colorado help GOP targets obtain credentials to vote in 2012.

Wells Fargo, Terrified to Face Victims of Its Foreclosure Fraud and Predatory Lending, Locks Shareholders Out of Annual Meeting

Joshua Holland, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:00:01 PDT

The move to lock out shareholders was unprecedented, according to organizers.

The Racism-Conservatism Link: 'National Review' Firestorm Over Racism Calls Up William F. Buckley's Troubling Legacy

William Hogeland, AlterNet — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:01 PDT

Did Buckley ever really renounce his defense of white supremacy in the South?

10 of Thomas Friedman's Dumbest "Big Ideas"

BelÃ©n FernÃ¡ndez, AlterNet — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

You know the world is flat -- and hot and crowded -- but that's just the tip of Friedman's iceberg of hackery.

The Soul of the Christian South: Fundamentalist and Progressive Churches Square Off in Gay Marriage Debate

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:00:01 PDT

N.C. is the only state left in the Southeast without a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. What voters decide on May 8 will send a strong signal throughout the nation.

Labor Unions' Fight for the 99% Goes Way Beyond Raising Campaign Dollars

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:00:01 PDT

Labor is an integral part of the progressive coalition, one of the only forces capable of acting as a counterweight to the organized money that's taken over our politics.

Shock Doctrine at the Post Office: How the GOP Manufactured a Crisis and Too Many Dems Went Along

Laura Clawson, Daily Kos — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:01 PDT

Hold one thought in your mind every time you read about the "crisis" the U.S. Postal Service is in: There is a crisis, but it's a manufactured one.

99% Power Movement Kicks Off With Massive Actions at Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting

Maria Poblet, AlterNet — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:00:01 PDT

2012 will be different than last spring, and the spring before it. This year, thereâ€™s a nationally coordinated effort of the 99% to fight back.

Earth Day 2012: Environmental Movement at a Crossroads

Gar Alperovitz, AlterNet — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

Forty-two years after the first Earth Day, the biggest environmental task -- changing our economic system -- still lies just ahead.

Arizona Will Ignore Federal Courtâ€™s Ruling on Restrictive Voter Law

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

State election officials say the Courtâ€™s order only affects federal voter registration formsâ€”not the state version.

How Long Can Romney Keep Quiet About His Mormonism While He Panders to Evangelicals?

Sarah Posner, Salon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:01 PDT

Mitt Romney has been wooing evangelical voters for months. Will he now connect these issues to his own faith?

How Obama Became a Civil Libertarian's Nightmare

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:00:01 PDT

Obama has expanded and fortified many of the Bush administration's worst policies.

Liberal Congressmen and Senators Make Case For Overturning Citizens United

Sean Siperstein, Public Citizen — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:01 PDT

At a Washington, D.C. gathering, more than a dozen lawmakers call for action to overturn Citizens United.

6 Things You Need to Know About the Government's New Spy Law (CISPA)

Scott Lemieux, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:01 PDT

CISPA would allow information sharing between corporations and the government, and presents serious dangers to individual privacy.

Obama Fundraiser Invite Sets 2012 Donation Ceiling Record

Sunlight Foundation — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:01 PDT

Welcome to the newest world of 'bundling,' where donation limits for different political committees are combined.

ALEC Wants You To Pay 750 Percent More For High-Speed Internet

Zaid Jilani, Republic Report — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:00:01 PDT

The corporate front group may change its social policy stance, but it still plans on robbing you blind.

The Truth Revealed About Debt and Deficits

Marshall Auerback, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:00:01 PDT

Spending and debt are necessary in any economy. The key question is which sector should carry the burden: families and businesses, or the government?