Walker Staff on the Mentally Ill: "No One Cares about Crazy People"
As Walker's staff and campaign coordinated their response to tragedies at a Milwaukee County mental health facility, they showed callous disregard for the mentally ill.
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The Top Five Things You Need to Know about the John Doe Emails
I spent the day reading Kelly Rindfleisch’s emails. They were released as part of the final court proceedings regarding the first John Doe.
Supreme Court Challenge to WI Dark Money Probe Raises Questions of Judicial Ethics
The Wisconsin Supreme Court challenge to the John Doe probe would directly affect the groups that helped put four of the justices on the bench. Will any justices recuse?
Verdict in Jordan Davis Case Highlights Continuing Injustice of "Stand Your Ground"
Once again, Florida's Stand Your Ground law has helped a man escape conviction for killing an African-American teenager.
A Portrait of Time Warner's Active Role in ALEC
As a merger between Time Warner and Comcast moves forward, the Center for Media and Democracy is republishing an excerpt from an investigative report on PRWatch.org by DBA Press founder Beau Hodai detailing how Time Warner helped bankroll major American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) events, and funded the schmoozing and boozing of lawmakers at ALEC meetings.
How ALEC Helps Big Telecom Change State Laws for Corporate Gain
In light of the proposed merger between Time Warner and Comcast -- both of which have been longtime funders of the American Legislative Exchange Council or "ALEC" -- the Center for Media and Democracy is publishing this updated fact sheet, developed jointly with Common Cause, on how ALEC helps these telecom companies advance their legislative agenda through the states.
Wisconsin Moving to Advance ALEC Constitutional Convention Scheme
Wisconsin is the latest state to line up behind a national effort to amend the Constitution and cripple the federal government's ability to spend, apparently with the ultimate goal of completely overhauling America's system of governance.
Evidence Mounting that Walker Campaign Is at Center of Criminal Probe
Newly-unsealed court documents and media leaks add to a growing body of evidence that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s campaign is at the center of a wide-ranging secret probe into campaign finance violations during the state's contentious 2011 and 2012 recall elections.
Trillion Dollar Farm Bill Is a Mixed Bag
Congress passed a nearly trillion-dollar omnibus Farm Bill Tuesday after almost three years of debate that one analyst called "fairly epic." This major piece of legislation, which is generally under-covered by the mainstream media, sets farm and food policy for the next five years.
NPR's "The Salt" Blog Muddies the Issue of Sewage Sludge
In a muddled attack on the Center for Media and Democracy and those who are concerned about produce grown in sewage sludge, "The Salt," parroted sewage sludge industry PR and misled readers.
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