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    ALEC a Charity? No Way!

    APRIL 26, 2012 8:27AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: abuse of charity status, partisan shenanigans, corporate tax breaks, charitable capture, legislature capture, public policy, att, ups, johnson & johnson, intuit, glaxosmithkling, “nonprofit acts as a stealth business lobbyist”, common cause, alec, american legislative exchange council, 501(c)3 organizations, irs regulations, irs, charity, business, politics

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    • 9 Ratings
    • 916 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Time for Kochs to Resign from ALEC

    APRIL 17, 2012 1:44PM

    By Robert Greenwald


    Topics: open call, pledge, boycott, intuit, mars, pepsi, kraft, wendy's, mcdonald's, coca-cola, center for media and democracy, color of change, georgia pacific, alec, american legislative exchange council, koch brothers, david koch, charles koch, brave new foundation, robert greenwald

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    • 29 Ratings
    • 4656 Views
    • 35 Comments
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    Slavery: Alive and Well in the US, Sponsored by ALEC

    DECEMBER 8, 2011 12:49PM

    By Amy McMullen


    Topics: alec, american legislative exchange council, prisons, slavery, war on drugs, politics

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    • 10 Ratings
    • 1925 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Gridlock Stalls Recovery

    AUGUST 4, 2011 5:35PM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: politics, finance, stock market, political paralysis, intentional gridlock, legislative gridlock, policy paralysis, dow jones falls 500 points, market correction, republicans, bill bonner, daily reckoning, starve the beast, social security, snap, debt ceiling crisis, faa reauthorization crisis, american legislative exchange council, alec, recession, demand recession, political paralysis

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