President-elect Donald Trump isn’t just appointing incompetent buffoons to his Cabinet, but deeply immoral individuals who are completely lacking in family values.
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From Iowa to Oklahoma to Louisiana, States Seek Harsher Penalties for Pipeline Protesters
The bills drafted by the powerful and ultra-conservative American Legislation Exchange Council would translate into harsh fines and jail sentences for those who trespass or damage any pipeline construction.
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Act Out! [159] - How To Build a Direct Democracy + The Colonial Death Motto of Our Healthcare System
A grotesque and yet not altogether surprising admission from our for-profit-healthcare system. And the Trump administration has a new idea on how to further oppress and torture indigenous peoples.
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Louisiana and Minnesota Introduce Anti-Protest Bills Amid Fights Over Bayou Bridge and Enbridge Pipelines
The Louisiana House of Representatives has introduced new legislation aimed at criminalizing the activities of groups protesting the extraction, burning, and transport of oil and gas.
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ALEC Considers Model State Bill Cracking Down on Pipeline Protesters
Dubbed the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, the proposed law would criminalize people protesting U.S. oil and gas pipeline infrastructure, violating First Amendment protections.
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Week-Long Protests Challenge A.L.E.C. As Extreme Right Group Meets In San Diego
Protests, press conferences, teach-ins, rallies and guerrilla theater are sweeping the city as members of the ultra-conservative lobbying organization attend its yearly meeting.
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Act Out! [20] - Our Greek problem, Congress condensed & meet your new president, ALEC.
This week, we visit Greece, Congress and ALEC
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100 Ohio Officials Tell Governor: Time to Ban Fracking In the State
Mayors, county commissioners and city councilors have issued a letter to Ohio Gov. John Kasich asking for the right to ban the hazardous drilling practice within state borders.
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BP Dumps A.L.E.C., Citing Concervative Group's Denial of Climate Change
Oil company BP said on Monday it has stopped supporting conservative political group ALEC, becoming the latest corporation to end its membership in a group critics say works to deny the existence of climate change.
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Top U.S. Companies Ditched A.L.E.C. – Now Time For Politicians to Do the Same
Corporate America has turned against the conservative group's radical agenda of denying climate change, defunding public services and curtailing workers' rights – so what's preventing our representatives from following suit?
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Lima Climate Change Talks Reach Global Warming Agreement
The UN plan agreed Sunday is a crucial step towards a climate change deal due to be finalized in Paris next year – for the first time committing all countries, including developing nations, to cutting emissions.
