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The Center for Media and Democracy is a national watchdog group that investigates corruption that undermines our democracy, environment, and economic prosperity
Apr 24, 2024 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Today, we're releasing a new video that highlights a little-known but highly-consequential movement:

The push by far-right groups to radically rewrite the Constitution. All of our rights and a century of progress is at stake — environmental protections, workers’ rights, social security, and affordable health insurance.
Oct 18, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
It’s no secret that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) offers its corporate sponsors a variety of options for buying access to state lawmakers.

Now, new documents reveal just how much — or little — it costs.

Read our latest below.

exposedbycmd.org/2023/10/18/law… "Materials obtained and reviewed by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reveal a menu of opportunities for corporate sponsors interested in purchasing access to lawmakers at ALEC’s annual conferences."

#ALECExposed #50YearsofHarm
Oct 4, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
NEW: At a Council for National Policy conference in May, top legislative members of @ALEC_states took credit for advancing bills to severely restrict abortion access and target trans students in their states.
exposedbycmd.org/2021/10/04/ale… @ALEC_states ALEC has long claimed it stays out of social and election issues, but CMD has repeatedly found that it is still involved in these issues.

One ALEC lawmaker created an "ALEC with a biblical view" to cover issues ALEC claims not to work on.
exposedbycmd.org/2021/10/04/ale…
Aug 9, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Major companies and law firms, including General Motors, Google, Facebook, and Holland & Knight, signed statements supporting voting rights while funding the Republican State Leadership Committee, which aggressively backs voter restrictions. exposedbycmd.org/2021/08/09/com… At least 7 companies that signed voting rights statements were listed as attendees of the RSLC's "election integrity" working group, which advocated for voter suppression laws. Co's had to donate at least $15k to attend. exposedbycmd.org/2021/08/09/com…
Jun 30, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
1) Earlier today the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation (@TPPF) posted and deleted this misinformed image about "critical race theory."

Here's some info on the billionaire-funded "think tank." sourcewatch.org/index.php?titl… Image @TPPF 2) TPPF has ties to the fossil fuel industry, is active in ALEC, and has been financed by major right-wing funders Charles Koch, Richard Uihlein, the Bradley Foundation & DonorsTrust, which funds white nationalist groups. sourcewatch.org/index.php?titl… Image