Members Of Congress Lobbying Each Other Astroturf-Style
Democratic members of Congress are lobbying each other Astroturf-style, at least according to an internal House Ethics Committee memo obtained by Wiki...
Astroturfing
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Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)
Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
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JP Morgan Chase,
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity,
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Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.
In Defense of Michael Pollan and a Civil, More Nuanced Food Debate
Paula Crossfield | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green
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Sustainable Agriculture,
Farming,
Michael Pollan,
Common Reading,
Wisconsin,
In Defense of Food,
Astroturfing,
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As a political observer following the shift occurring in our understanding about agriculture, I can't help but be reminded that change does not come p...
New York Times' Insurance Industry Tearjerker Tries To Change The Subject From Industry Practices
David Dayen | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
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Insurance Industry,
Public Option,
Traditional Media,
Rationing,
Wellpoint,
New York Times,
Health Care,
Humana,
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Politics News
The New York Times published a very nice press release from the desk of Humana, one of the nation's largest health insurance companies.
Majority Of "Energy Citizens" Rallies Organized By Lobbyists
Grist | Kate Sheppard | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green
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Energy Citizens Rallies,
Energy Citizen,
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Oil,
Clean Energy,
Green Energy,
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Transparency,
Green News
Here's more evidence that the "Energy Citizens" rallies against climate legislation are anything but grassroots uprisings. We already knew that the A...
Texas and New Mexico 'Energy Citizens' Events Are Really "Energy Employees" Rallies
Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green
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Bp,
Freedomworks,
Energy Citizens American Petroleum Institute,
Nam,
Chevron,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
Astroturfing,
Green News
The oil industry is paying its employees to go to "Energy Citizen" events, claiming they are grassroots when nothing could be further from the truth. If you live in one of the cities below, show up.
The Browning Of Grassroots: Astroturf Taking Over Local Activism
Newsweek | Daniel Stone | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
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Clinton White House,
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Healthcare Reform,
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A few weeks ago, seemingly out of the blue, people suddenly began referring to President Obama's proposal to include end-of-life-care assistance into ...
Congress Should Expose or Outlaw Astroturfers
James Hoggan | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green
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Jim Hoggan,
Accce,
American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity,
Bonner and Associates,
Climate Change,
Environment,
Bonner Coal,
Bonner Accce,
Astroturf,
James Hoggan,
Global Warming,
Astroturfing,
Green News
If Bonner's clients are that desperate to have a voice on Capitol Hill, Congress should call a hearing, inquiring into just how much influence is being peddled through phony organizations.
Dear GOP: Watch Your AstroTurf, We're On to You
Kase Wickman | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics
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Protests,
Gop,
Climate Change,
Gop Protests,
Lobbyists,
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Gop Health Care,
Obama Grassroots,
Gop Climate Change,
Big Oil,
Town Hall Meetings,
New England,
Sons of Liberty,
Politics News
Dissent is essential to democracy, and freedom of speech and the right to assemble are vital and not reserved for one party or the other. The problem is this Republicans: you're doing it wrong.
Comedy Central Saves America with Intelligent Satire
Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 09.15.2009 | Media
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The Colbert Report,
First Amendment,
Rush Limbaugh,
Comedy Central,
Drew Altman,
Morning Joe,
The Daily Show,
Kaiser Family Foundation,
Astroturfing,
Stephen Colbert,
Msnbc,
Kathleen Hall Jamieson,
Jon Stewart,
Satire,
Annenberg Public Policy Center,
Fox News,
Political Satire,
Glenn Beck,
Bill Moyers,
Media News
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert pass themselves off as comedians, but they are really the most influential satirists of the day: they inform and illuminate through ridicule.
Oil Lobby's 'Energy Citizens' Astroturf Campaign Exposed
Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.13.2009 | Home
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American Petroleum Institute,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
Waxman-Markey,
National Association of Manufacturers,
Environment,
Climate Change,
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Global Warming,
Astroturfing,
Home News
An internal memo obtained recently by Greenpeace USA details polluting interests' plans to launch a nationwide astroturf campaign attacking climate legislation at public events.
Four Creative Ways to Deal with Right-Wing Rent-a-Mobs
Bill Mann | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media
It's a sorry situation when major TV news operations can't bother to differentiate between citizens with honest questions and mobs of loose cannons coached by various right-wing and corporate outfits.
CBS Reports On Town Hall Mobs, Ignores Corporate Sponsors
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media
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Video,
Health Care Reform,
Media Criticism,
CBS News,
Astroturf,
Astroturfing,
Media News
CBS News aired a brief segment Monday night documenting the uptick in publicly demonstrated opposition to health care reform, which has been recently ...
FreedomWorks Orchestrates 'Grassroots' Movements To Serve Dick Armey's Corporate Clients
thinkprogress.org | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics
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Tea Party Protests,
Freedomworks,
Tax Protests,
Dick Armey,
Tea Party,
Astroturf,
Astroturfing,
Politics News
ThinkProgress reported last week that corporate lobbyists are helping to orchestrate the anti-Obama tea party protests. These lobbying-run front group...
Coal's Sacriligeous Caroling
A. Siegel | Posted 01.10.2009 | Green
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Accce,
Truthiness,
Clean Coal,
Satire,
Climate Change,
Emissions,
Pollution,
Coal,
Global Warming,
Astroturfing,
Green News
I was shocked at the latest parody of a set of Christmas Carols courtesy of the coal industry's mouthpiece, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity: the "Clean Coal Carolers" with a set of lyrics that take their truthiness and deception to a whole new level of depravity.
Will 'Axe' Cut Ties With His 'Secret' Firm?
Howard Wolinsky | Posted 12.27.2008 | Chicago
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Barack Obama,
David Axelrod,
Ask,
Eric Sedler,
Astroturfing,
AKP&D Message and Media,
Special Interests,
Axelrod Special Interests,
Chicago News
Taking the A out of AKP&D will help David Axelrod focus on Obama and avoid conflicts. But what about ASK? Never heard of it? ASK Public Strategies is Axelrod's other business.
David Axelrod: A Tale of Two Firms
Howard Wolinsky | Posted 10.10.2008 | Chicago
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Michelle Obama,
University of Chicago,
Barack Obama and David Axelrod,
Barack Obama,
ASK Chicago,
AKP Media,
Axelrod,
Astroturfing,
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago News
ASK is known for "Astroturfing," manufacturing grassroots support and using traditional strategies used to elect politicians to promote public policy. ASK draws the line at working for anyone who wants to get elected.
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