March 1, 2019
On Tuesday, the citizens of Toledo, Ohio, granted legal rights reserved for people to Lake Erie, the 9,940-square-mile body of water on which their city depends.
Toledo, Ohio, Just Granted Lake Erie the Same Legal Rights as People
Announcements
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are Quietly Helping Big Oil Destroy the Climate
February 28, 2019
ExxonMobil and Microsoft announced last week that they are partnering in the “largest-ever oil and gas” deal to use cloud computing, which the corporations say will boost production up to 50,000 barrels of oil per day by 2025.
#MTAonTheHill Live Tonight on Facebook
February 27, 2019
For this month's Live Report we'll be coming to you from Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. where we are spending the week in back-to-back advocacy meetings for the #WeThePeopleAmendment which was re-introduced Monday in the House of Representatives!
We'll let you know how the week has been and answer your questions about what happens next to keep the momentum up! JOIN US!
We the People Amendment Introduced in House Today!
February 25, 2019
Rep. Pramila Jayapal and House Members Respond to Hundreds of Local Resolutions Calling for “We the People” Amendment!
“Our the Constitution says ‘We the People,’ not ‘We the Corporations,’ stated Representative Jayapal. “When I first ran for Congress I took Move to Amend’s Pledge because I believe corporations exist to serve the public welfare, not for the public to serve them. That same year, Move to Amend won a ballot initiative in my home state of Washington — now they’ve passed resolutions in over 700 communities across the United States. It is time for Congress to catch up. We are supposed to be the People’s House and we need to start acting like it. Big corporate money has been working against the interests of Americans for far too long. We have to restore the voice of the people in our democracy, and that starts with passing the We the People Amendment.”
Senators Opposing Green New Deal Are Drowning in Fossil Fuel Cash
February 22, 2019
The senators and representatives who support or have co-sponsored the Green New Deal, the ambitious package of proposals to combat global climate change, have received far less money from the fossil fuel industry than their opponents,
Curing the cancer of the body politic
February 6, 2019
From OpEd News 2/6/2019
https://www.opednews.com/articles/Curing-the-cancer-of-the-b-by-Greg-Col...
Amazon says it will oppose workers’ efforts to unionize in New York
January 30, 2019
Amazon will oppose any effort to unionize its New York City workforce, despite receiving $3 billion in tax breaks and subsidies to come to Queens, a top company executive said Wednesday.
The disclosure came amid a tense exchange between Amazon VP Brian Huseman and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at a City Hall hearing.
Foxconn Admits It's Not Building a Factory in Wisconsin Anymore Despite Scoring $4 Billion Deal From Taxpayers
January 30, 2019
Foxconn, one of the largest electronics manufacturing companies in the world, received $4 billion worth of subsidies and infrastructure spending from the state of Wisconsin to build a new factory there. But the plan for that factory seems to be unraveling by the day.
PG&E asks bankruptcy court to keep intact a $130 million cash bonus program for employees
January 29, 2019
Tucked inside PG&E’s mammoth bankruptcy filing is a company request that the judge in the case approve payment of $130 million in cash incentive bonuses to thousands of PG&E employees, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court records made public on Tuesday.
