Gay rights in the US, state by state | World news | guardian.co.uk

A great interactive cartogram which has detailed information on just which rights are supported and where.

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Progressives: Yank ALEC's Nonprofit Status! | Mother Jones

After pressuring dues-paying corporations to ditch the American Legislative Exchange Council, the good-government group Common Cause has launched a new attack on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) by challenging its status as a tax-exempt nonprofit.  

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An Open Letter to Oregon Legislators | Portland Occupier

Dear Oregon legislator, As you may know, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has received a great deal of negative press in the mainstream as well as alternative media to the point where ALEC membership has become a distinct public relations and election year liabil …

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Meet the 28 Lawmakers Who Have Quit ALEC This Month | The Nation

The exodus of major corporations from the corporate front group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has made headlines nationwide as the group’s agenda has been increasingly scrutinized by the general public.   But as these corporations have fled ALEC, there …

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Occupy Corvallis: May Day Labor Solidarity Fair

What does a five-foot, blue and purple disembodied ear have to do with May Day? Quite a lot, according to Occupy Corvallis, who will be launching its Radical Listening Project on Sunday April 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Corvallis’ Central Park as part of the May Day Solidar …

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Daily Kos: ALEC enlists right-wing blogosphere to help, loses Republican legislator

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the right-wing legislation mill, is on the defensive. From the murder of Trayvon Martin—in which the killer, George Zimmerman, was shielded by an ALEC-inspired stand-your-ground-law—to the voter suppression laws it's b …

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Group Sets Up Petition Website Calling on Texas Lawmakers to Quit ALEC | Progress Texas - A Progressive Communications Hub In The Lone Star State

The American Legislative Exchange Council is one of the most popular summertime legislative junkets for Texas lawmakers.  In fact, QR once covered their conference as we do with the National Conference of State Legislature—that is until we were excluded from some work  …

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First Occupy Portland-Related Trial Presents A Unique Challenge For The State | Portland Occupier

At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, Jonathan Zook sat down in the courtroom of Judge Karin Immergut, to witness the selection of a jury of his peers–the first jury for an Occupy-related court case in Portland. Zook is charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct in the sec …

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Don't Just Pressure ALEC's Sponsors, Name and Shame ALEC Legislators | The Nation

What’s happening with ALEC is good. But not good enough. Pressured by a coalition of civil rights, clean government and religious groups to quit their memberships in the American Legislative Exchange Council, multinational corporations are indeed exiting ALEC. Now, it&rsqu …

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ALEC Sharpens Focus on Jobs, Free Markets and Growth — Announces the End of the Task Force that Dealt with Non-Economic Issues | ALEC – American Legislative Exchange Council

(Washington, D.C.) April 17, 2012—David Frizzell, Indiana State Representative and 2012 National Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), issued the following statement today on behalf of ALEC’s Legislative Board of Directors: “Today we are …

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In 45 Seconds Leah Bolger Did More to Represent the Views of Americans then the Supercommittee Ever Did: Now She Faces Jail | Occupy Washington, DC

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Withdraws Support From ALEC | ThinkProgress

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ALEC Ratified NRA-Conceived Law That May Protect Trayvon Martin's Killer | Center for Media and Democracy

A Florida law that may protect the man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February is the template for an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) "model bill" that has been pushed in other states. The bill was brought to ALEC by the National Rifle Association  …

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Foreclosures Flailling: Big Banks run into Legal Trouble

Cindy Littrell is in homeowner limbo. The proud grandmother and insurance franchise owner is stuck in a years-long process of applications, phone calls and negotiations, waiting to find out if her house will be foreclosed on. Littrell filled out an application to refinance her w …

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Occupy Portland cases crowding court system, confusing defendants who want day before jury | OregonLive.com

It wasn't a typical hearing in Room 428 of the Multnomah County Courthouse. Defendants greeted each other with hugs as they piled shoulder-to-shoulder in a room so packed that some sat on an open lap or on the floor. Many wiggled their fingers in the air when a lawyer said someth …

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Occupy Des Moines protester prevails | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

Former state Rep. Ed Fallon, who admitted under oath that he violated a state Capitol curfew during an Occupy Des Moines protest in October, was found not guilty of trespassing Friday by a Polk County jury. Six jurors in the misdemeanor trial deliberated for roughly four hours c …

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Chase Bank Occupiers: Not Guilty. "A Huge Victory"

March 15th, 2012, the "Chase 5" of Occupy Seattle have been proven "Not Guilty" for the allegations of criminal trespass after engaging in a sit-in at a local Chase bank branch. The bank management had locked the doors, trapping the protesters inside while they called 911 to repo …

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Two Billionaires Side With Greg Smith Against Goldman - Forbes

After resigning from Goldman Sachs with guns blazing and ink burning, former executive Greg Smith can guarantee there will be no love lost for him on Wall Street. Smith, who published a widely-discussed op-ed in Wednesday morning’s New York Times, has been mocked and doubte …

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Silencing Occupy - News Features:Big Protests are Planned. So is Supression

Get ready for the protests. Get ready for the warm American spring — and maybe a hot summer and fall. Vast economic inequality has not disappeared and, in a presidential election year, the supremacy of money in politics will be extravagantly displayed. But if you protest,  …

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National Survey Shows Fox News Viewers are Least Informed, Most Negative about Occupy WallStreet Movement

Almost one third (31 percent) of Fox News viewers said Occupy Wall Street protesters “should not be allowed to protest in public places.” Less than a quarter of the full sample agreed. Ralph Begleiter, director of the Center for Political Communication, said, “ …

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Occupy Corvallis vs Wells Fargo

On leap day, Occupy Corvallis braved the cold slushy rain to once more take to the streets in answer to Occupy Portland’s call for a national day of protest, Shut Down the Corporations. True Occupy style, individual groups were urged to create their own action.

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Federal Reserve Bank Researchers Proposed Bailing out 99%, Action not taken | NECSI

CAMBRIDGE, MA December 20, 2011 - The US government saved the "too big to fail" banks in 2008. The reason? People were unable to pay their mortgages causing the banks billions in losses. The US Government authorized $700 billion to save the banks.

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City backs Occupy mission

COOS BAY -- Councilors sent a clear message to state and federal representatives: Support and pursue a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood. Six voted in support of a resolution, written by Councilor John Muenchrath, that says corporations do not have inalienab …

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Keystone XL Bill Thwarted By Senate Democrats

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a GOP provision to fast-track the construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.

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