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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation]</h3> | |||
DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group [http://www.prwatch.org/files/dci_usvi_subpoena.pdf subpoenaed] in an expanding investigation by state attorneys general into the funding of climate change denial by ExxonMobil, according to [http://www.prwatch.org/files/dci_usvi_subpoena.pdf court filings] reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). | |||
ExxonMobil has now received separate subpoenas from both the New York and U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Attorneys' Offices. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13092/dci-group-subpoenaed-expanding-exxon-climate-denial-investigation here]. | |||
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13087/cmd-exclusive-why-i-chose-get-arrested-defense-our-democracy CMD Exclusive: Why I Chose to Get Arrested in Defense of Our Democracy]</h3> | |||
On April 18, I joined hundreds of fellow citizens who were arrested as part of a non-violent act of civil disobedience on the steps of our U.S. Capitol. | |||
I stood with people of all ages and all walks of life. I was there as someone who has worked for Clean Elections and ethical government for 20 years, and on behalf of my colleagues at the Center for Media and Democracy. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13087/cmd-exclusive-why-i-chose-get-arrested-defense-our-democracy here]. | |||
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<h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin]</h3> | <h3>[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13081/alec-right-work-law-tossed-out-wisconsin ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in Wisconsin]</h3> | ||
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An unprecedented leak of millions of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how some of the world's most powerful figures hide their wealth from taxation and public scrutiny. But it also exposes the bankruptcy of the promises of transparency and better governance that helped corporate interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sell the American public on "free trade" with Panama. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13080/alec-touted-transparency-pushing-panama-free-trade-agreement here]. | An unprecedented leak of millions of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how some of the world's most powerful figures hide their wealth from taxation and public scrutiny. But it also exposes the bankruptcy of the promises of transparency and better governance that helped corporate interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sell the American public on "free trade" with Panama. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2016/04/13080/alec-touted-transparency-pushing-panama-free-trade-agreement here]. | ||
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DCI Group Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial InvestigationDCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group subpoenaed in an expanding investigation by state attorneys general into the funding of climate change denial by ExxonMobil, according to court filings reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD). ExxonMobil has now received separate subpoenas from both the New York and U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Attorneys' Offices. Read the rest of this item here. CMD Exclusive: Why I Chose to Get Arrested in Defense of Our DemocracyOn April 18, I joined hundreds of fellow citizens who were arrested as part of a non-violent act of civil disobedience on the steps of our U.S. Capitol. I stood with people of all ages and all walks of life. I was there as someone who has worked for Clean Elections and ethical government for 20 years, and on behalf of my colleagues at the Center for Media and Democracy. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC "Right to Work" Law Tossed Out in WisconsinDane County Circuit Court Judge William Faust struck down the state's private-sector "right-to-work" law late today. In February 2015, Governor Walker and the Wisconsin legislature pushed through a private-sector right-to-work bill over the objections of thousands of workers and 450 Wisconsin construction firms who rallied against the bill. Workers in right to work states have significantly lower wages and fewer benefits. Read the rest of this item here. ALEC Touted "Transparency" in Pushing for the Panama Free Trade AgreementAn unprecedented leak of millions of documents from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca has revealed how some of the world's most powerful figures hide their wealth from taxation and public scrutiny. But it also exposes the bankruptcy of the promises of transparency and better governance that helped corporate interest groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) sell the American public on "free trade" with Panama. Read the rest of this item here. |