The Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice are not-so independent according to a new investigation by CMD … about how they sell right-wing policies and candidates under the guise of neutrality.
Economy
ALEC 2016 Agenda Boosts Charters, Coal, and Other Corporate Funders
By Jessica Mason and Lisa Graves | at
Corporate bill mill ALEC will push bills to protect failing charter schools, silence political speech, and more. Preview the ALEC 2016 agenda.
Unmasking the Chamber of Commerce Networks
By Calvin Sloan | at
Who are these state chamber lobbyists and what are the trade groups they lead?
Highlights of Luntz Poll of American CEOs Shows Broad Support for Progressive Policies
By Mary Bottari | at
Surprise! Closed-door briefing reveals new poll showing American CEOs side with the American people on key issues.
Exposed: Most CEOs Support Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage, and More But Chamber Lobbyists Told How to “Combat” These Measures
By ExposedByCMD Editors | at
Chamber of Commerce lobbyists were instructed on how to thwart local business leaders’ “empathy” for workers and support for popular policies in order to advance national anti-worker agenda.
Reporters’ Guide: Federal Contractors with History of OSHA Violations Battle New Safety Rules
By Mary Bottari and Jessica Mason | at
Some federal contractors are asking President Obama to withdraw or weaken new worker protections.
TTIP of the Iceberg: Consumer Concerns Could Sink the US-EU Trade Agreement
By Mary Bottari | at
The TTIP contains those same old clunky trade rules that threaten consumer and environmental laws.
Koch-Fueled Playbook against Working Families Exposed by CMD
By Lisa Graves | at
“Wages in RTW states are 3.1 percent lower than those in non-RTW states. . . This translates into RTW being associated with $1,558 lower annual wages for a typical full-time, full-year worker.”
Reporters’ Guide on the Koch Right to Work Playbook
By Nick Surgey and Brendan Fischer | at
West Virginia is the latest front in a national battle to undermine worker rights bankrolled by the billionaire Koch brothers.
Right-Wing Network Puts Friedrichs v. California Teachers in Samuel Alito’s Lap
By Mary Bottari | at
U.S Justice Samuel Alito has been scouring the land looking for a case to make his mark on history. Now, he has found one.