Today, the Center for Media & Democracy and The Nation unveiled www.ALECexposed.org, an important resource that provides key insight into the workings of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the shadowy organization that shepherds corporate-crafted bills through state legislatures, as detailed in this PFAW Foundation report. This new wiki-style website allows you view the actual legislation ALEC is pushing, including bills affecting:

• Worker and Consumer Rights
• Tort Reform and Injured Americans
• Privatizing Schools and Higher Ed Policy
• Health, Pharmaceuticals and Safety Net Programs
• Environment, Energy and Agriculture
• Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal Power
• Taxes and Budgets
• Guns, Prisons, Crime and Immigration

These “model bills” are extraordinarily influential – they reach almost every state, and give incredible advantages to big corporations by carving special loopholes into environmental, tax and safety regulations and slashing worker and consumer protections. Below is a clip of PFAW’s Andrew Gillum discussing ALEC’s work with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell:

 

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