Category Archives: ALEC

Wingnut Wind Power Wankery is Not About Free Markets

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Wingnut Wind Power Wankery is Not About Free Markets”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Last week at the Guardian, Suzanne Goldenberg reported on an emerging right wing effort to attack the wind energy sector. ALEC, Americans For Prosperity, and a newer outfit … Continue reading →

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#StopRush, ALEC, and the Howard Stern Category

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “#StopRush, ALEC, and the Howard Stern Category”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail It’s time for Limbaugh’s defenders to stop before they hurt themselves. Actions like #StopRush have been going on for a long time without any help from George Soros or Media … Continue reading →

Posted in ALEC, Organizing, rush limbaugh | 4 Comments

Angie’s List a Perfect Fit for Limbaugh

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Angie’s List a Perfect Fit for Limbaugh”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail This was forwarded to me by a #stoprush volunteer who wrote Angie’s List to cancel their membership over the company’s continued sponsorship of Rush Limbaugh’s sick misogyny circus. It is … Continue reading →

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Charter Schools Are Not About Education

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Charter Schools Are Not About Education”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWhen Brooke Harris tried to channel her Michigan charter school students’ outspoken concern about the Trayvon Martin shooting into positive action, she was fired by the school supervisor. Harris received no explanation … Continue reading →

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Will ALEC Reinstate Slavery in Alabama by 2014?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Will ALEC Reinstate Slavery in Alabama by 2014?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailConservative governance has never made Alabama a land of opportunity. The state ranked 47th in a recent study of economic mobility by Opportunity Nation and the Human Development Project. But … Continue reading →