Public Policy & Governance

Limiting Corporate "Rights": Lessons from the Daniel Pennock Democracy School

Ethan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:50:12 -0400

By Joel Schoening

Joel reports on his recent attendance at a Democracy School session; the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has held over 150 Democracy Schools to date and plans to offer more - eds.

A legal battle over corporate claims to be treated as persons with accompanying constitutional rights has been going on for over 100 years in the U.S. At stake is the ability of corporations to use "free speech" and other rights accorded to citizens to exercise enormous power over the political process, and to intimidate citizens who challenge them on environmental and other issues.

Money Talks: How Participatory Budgeting Can Transform Politics

Ethan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:42:09 -0400

By Josh Lerner
Originally published by the Movement Vision Lab.

The Social Forum and The Solidarity Economy: A Dialogue

Ethan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:18:22 -0500

By Len Krimerman and Bob Stone, GEO Collective

LEN: As folks head towards the very first US Social Forum in Atlanta questions arise: other than convening a rich mosaic of progressive organizations and activists, does the social forum movement have a mission to bring about "another world," and, if not, should it now adopt a strategy for doing so?