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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12022 Sen. Sanders and Rep. Deutch Press
for
New Democracy Amendment
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12033 JP Morgan Gets an Award
for
London Whale Fiasco, Will Schneiderman Harpoon the Corruption?
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by [
http://www.prwatch.org/users/35275/brendan-fischer Brendan Fischer
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by [
[Mary Bottari]
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[[Image:
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Senator Bernie Sanders
]]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I
-
VT) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) have introduced
a
new constitutional amendment to overturn the damage done
by
''Citizens United''
,
''Buckley v
.
Valeo'',
and
other judicial decisions that have diluted
the
role
of
ordinary people in American democracy
.
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[[Image:
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
]]
A JPMorgan Chase employee stepped onstage at a black
-
tie gala on Wall Street last week to accept
a
“best crisis management” award given
by
an investor relations magazine. The bank
,
which was recently the subject of a U
.
S. Senate investigative hearing
and
an ongoing FBI probe into $6.2 billion in trading losses known as
the
“London Whale” fiasco, is not the subject
of
ridicule -- but praise – from its cronies on Wall Street
.
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“The Democracy is for People Amendment will stop corporations and their front groups from using their profits and dark money donations to influence our elections while reaffirming the right of the American people to elections that are fair and representatives that are accountable,” Rep. Deutch said in a statement. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12022 here].
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12026 U.S. Supreme Court Considers ALEC Voting Bill; Could Have Broader Implications for Voting Rights]
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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35275/brendan-fischer Brendan Fischer]
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[[Image:US_Supreme_Court_building200px.jpg|left|200px]]The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on March 18 to decide whether an Arizona statute that imposes restrictions on voter registration conflicts with federal law. The case could potentially decide the balance between the state and federal governments when it comes to elections and voting rights. After becoming law in Arizona, the bill at issue was adopted as a "model" by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
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The case, [http://www.scotusblog.com/2013/03/argument-preview-election-integrity-or-voter-suppression/ ''Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona''], arises in the wake of the state's efforts to narrow access to the ballot box through limits like restrictive voter ID requirements, and could have wider implications for the degree of latitude states have to regulate voting.
Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12026
here].
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Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12033
here].
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
11411 Wave
of
"Ag Gag" Bills Threaten Food Safety and Freedom of the Press
]
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12035 Chemical Industry Clout Delays EPA Regulation
of
Hexavalent Chromium
]
by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35294/rebekah-wilce Rebekah Wilce]
by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35294/rebekah-wilce Rebekah Wilce]
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[[Image:
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|left|200px
|frame|
Downer cow
]]
Remember "fecal soup"? A CBS "60 Minutes" exposé in 1987 documented [http://books.google.com/books?id=qd-P9UBBeqsC&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=hobart+bartley+60+minutes&source=bl&ots=WgmxXdHmvL&sig=e5xC6tIt9bisGnKj-zai3EhY6dk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dP84Uer1AYHV0gGn9oDgAg&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=hobart%20bartley%2060%20minutes&f=false widespread food safety violations] by
the
poultry industry, making use
of
undercover video from
a
hidden camera placed by
the
"60 Minutes" crew. The episode vindicated U.S. Department of Agriculture
(
USDA
)
whistleblower [http://www
.
foodwhistleblower.org/about/history
-
of-fic Hobart Bartley]
,
who had been ignored and threatened by his superiors and finally transferred to another plant when he warned of unsanitary conditions at a Simmons Industries plant in Missouri
.
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[[Image:
Caution Sign at Hinkley200px
.
jpg
|left|200px]]
The hit 2000 film Erin Brockovich, which tells
the
story
of
how
a
novice legal clerk holds a huge corporation liable for contaminating a town's drinking water with
the
carcinogenic chemical hexavalent chromium, or chromium
(
VI
)
, ends in justice for those harmed
.
But as it turns out, Hinkley, California, the real
-
life town featured in the movie
,
is still contaminated
.
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In the modern era
,
effective enforcement of food safety and
the
humane treatment of animals has long relied on undercover video investigations by reporters and citizens
.
The footage and images gained can serve as proof of criminal wrongdoing or lay ugly practices bare
.
Such images can vindicate whistleblowers who otherwise risk retaliation when speaking up. Now this practice
,
which has time and time again exposed hidden dangers
--
including
[http://www.
nbcnews
.
com
/
id
/
29691788
/
ns
/
health-food_safety/t
/
obama
-
bans
-
downer
-
cows
-
food
-
supply
/
#
.
UT
-
Hy9FATxo downer cows linked to Mad Cow disease in the food supply]
--
is under threat by a series of state bills dubbed "ag gag" bills
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
11411
here].
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Not only that
,
but when
the
U
.
S
.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was about to announce its findings in 2011
,
citing [http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/?objectid=E1C04561
-
F1F6
-
975E-7B21E8B231BAB44F "clear evidence"] that the chemical can cause cancer (evidence that has been
[http://www.
publicintegrity
.
org
/
2013
/
03
/
13
/
12290
/
how
-
industry
-
scientists
-
stalled
-
action
-
carcinogen mounting since the 1950s]), the chemical industry lobbying giant, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), urged the EPA to delay -- and [http:
/
/www
.
publicintegrity.org/2013/02/13/12184/epa
-
unaware
-
industry
-
ties-cancer-review-panel succeeded]
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12035
here].
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12014 From Tabloids
to
Tablets: News Corp Spends Big on LA School Board Race
,
Sets Sights on Public Education "Market"
]
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12032 As Supreme Court Hears Challenge
to
ALEC Voting Bill
,
Two More States Introduce It
]
by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35275/brendan-fischer Brendan Fischer]
by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35275/brendan-fischer Brendan Fischer]
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[[Image:
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Rupert Murdoch
]]
A subsidiary
of
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp -- parent company of Fox News and
the
''Wall Street Journal'' -- has spent
a
whopping $250,000 on the Los Angeles school board race, just
as
the corporation focuses on making money off of public education. News Corp and its for-profit education subsidiaries are also members of
the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC),
and
the
education initiatives promoted by News Corp
's
preferred candidates track the ALEC agenda
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12014
here].
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[[Image:
Supreme Court Spring
-200px.
jpg
|left|200px]]
Within days
of the
U.S. Supreme Court hearing
a
challenge to an Arizona voting registration law that had been adopted
as
a "model" by
the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC),
two more states advanced bills that appear to track
the
ALEC/Arizona template.
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On March 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in ''Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona'' (ITCA), which will decide whether Arizona
's
refusal to register voters that do not provide proof of citizenship is in conflict with federal law
. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12032
here].
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[http://www.prwatch.org/
files
/
Report_on_the_Goldwater_Institute_final.pdf A Reporter's Guide to
the
Goldwater Institute
]
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[http://www.prwatch.org/
node
/
12030 The Steubenville Case: Social Media Plays Role in
the
Prosecution of a Rape Case
]
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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/
35278
/
prw
-
staff PRW Staff
]
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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/
35313
/
meher
-
ahmad Meher Ahmad
]
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[[Image:
Goldwater_report-image200px
.
jpg
|left|200px]]
On March 14, the Center
for
Media
and
Democracy and Arizona Working Families jointly issued
a
report titled "A Reporter's Guide to
the
Goldwater Institute: What Citizens
,
Policymakers
, and
Reporters Should Know
.
" The Goldwater Institute is a special interest group
in
Arizona that also influences law outside
the
Grand Canyon State
.
This tax-exempt group -- registered as 501(c)(3) non-profit -- says its mission is "to advance freedom
and
protect
the
Constitution
.
" The full report is available
[http://www.prwatch.org/
files
/
Report_on_the_Goldwater_Institute_final.pdf
here].
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[[Image:
Steubenville masks200px
.
jpg
|left|200px]]
Two teenage girls were arrested and detained this week
for
Tweeting threats to a rape victim. It appears that the young people of Steubenville have not learned much about the uses of social media even after the extraordinary trials
and
convictions of two young men for rape this week in
a
case that relied heavily upon
the
photos
,
videos
, and
Tweets taken concomitantly with the crime
.
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From the outset of the now widely publicized Steubenville rape case, social media has played an integral role
in the
local grassroots action, growing media buzz, and prosecution
.
Local bloggers
and
Internet activists helped bring
the
case to national attention
.
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Read the rest of this item
[http://www.prwatch.org/
node
/
12030
here].
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12019 "James O’Keefe Pays $100K Settlement after Deceiving Public about ACORN
]
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12027 FDA Ready to Approve Frankenfish Despite Fishy Science
]
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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/
35305
/
harriet
-
rowan Harriet Rowan
]
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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/
27693
/
jill
-
richardson Jill Richardson
]
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[[Image:
James_OKeefe_200px
.jpg|left|200px|frame|
James O'Keefe
]]
James O'Keefe, the right
-
wing activist famous for his undercover
and
ethically questionable sting operations on prominent liberal organizations, has settled
a
lawsuit filed against him for $100
,
000 from a former ACORN employee
.
O
'
Keefe
'
s misleading ACORN videos led to
the
collapse
of
the organization, which was hugely successful
in
registering minority and low income voters
.
Less well known
is
how
the
[[American Legislative Exchange Council]] helped in
the
larger campaign
to
take down ACORN
.
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[[Image:
Salmon-steak200px.jpg|left|200px]]Some day soon, you might tuck into a plate of salmon without knowing that the fish you are eating was genetically engineered. The so-called [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/AquAdvantage_salmon AquAdvantage salmon], a salmon [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Genetically_engineered genetically engineered] to grow faster than normal salmon, just moved one step closer to legalization. If so, it will be the first genetically engineered (GE) animal allowed for consumption in the United States. Thus, every part of the [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/AquAdvantage_Salmon_FDA_Approval_Process regulatory process related to the GE salmon] sets a precedent for all future GE animals in the United States – and so far, according to experts, that precedent is a sloppy, inadequate one. Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/12027 here].
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[http://www.prwatch.org/node/12022 Sen. Sanders and Rep. Deutch Press for New Democracy Amendment]
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by [http://www.prwatch.org/users/35275/brendan-fischer Brendan Fischer]
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[[Image:Bernie_Sanders-mic200px
.jpg|left|200px|frame|
Senator Bernie Sanders
]]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I
-
VT)
and
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) have introduced
a
new constitutional amendment to overturn the damage done by ''Citizens United''
,
''Buckley v
.
Valeo
''
, and other judicial decisions that have diluted
the
role
of
ordinary people
in
American democracy
.
+
+
“The Democracy
is
for People Amendment will stop corporations and their front groups from using their profits and dark money donations to influence our elections while reaffirming
the
right of
the
American people
to
elections that are fair and representatives that are accountable,” Rep. Deutch said in a statement
.
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O'Keefe is paying the $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Juan Carlos Vera, a former employee of ACORN (which stands for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now). The lawsuit alleged that O'Keefe and his associate filmed Vera in the San Diego ACORN offices without his consent, a violation of California law, and portrayed him untruthfully.
Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12019
here].
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Read the rest of this item [http://www.prwatch.org/node/
12022
here].
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