Thanks to the Electoral College, leftists have perhaps the final say this November over whether democracy can hold on for at least another four years, or if fascism will take root and infect all facets of the federal government for decades to come.
Kai Newkirk
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Act Out! [59] - The People’s March on Washington
This past week, thousands of people marched and were arrested on the steps of the Capitol demanding that the people’s voice be heard: that we the people, not money, be the driving force of our government.
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Frances Moore Lappé: Why I’m Facing Arrest to Get Money Out of Politics
To raise awareness about the corruption of our political system, thousands have pledged to engage in nonviolent civil disobedience during Democracy Spring, happening April 2-11 between Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
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Arrested for Democracy: Inside 99Rise's Latest Civil Disobedience to Get Money Out
“We wanted to take action to dramatize the betrayal of the American people and show that we will resist and attempt to disrupt or at least expose pro-corruption politicians' ability to raise big money.”
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Rising up, Again: Occupy, 99Rise and Activism’s Comeback in the California Capital
Sacramento is playing host to the Occupy National Gathering just after 99Rise's state-long march ended there to protest the influence of big money in politics.
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99Rise Leads California March, South to North, To End Corruption Of Money In Politics
Marching 480 miles over 37 days from Los Angeles to the State Capitol, activists demand that California legislators outlaw the influence of big money on electoral politics.
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Video: Protester Interrupts US Supreme Court
“I rise on behalf of the majority of the American people, who believe that money is not speech, corporations are not people, and our democracy should not be for sale to the highest bidder. Overturn Citizens United. Keep the cap in McCutcheon.
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Unprecedented Interruption of Supreme Court Proceedings
Highlighting Erosion of Free Speech, Kai Newkirk of 99Rise crashed the Supreme Court, and got arrested for it.
