Links

• Revoking Illegitimate Corporate Power
• Community Economics & Business
• Political Reform
• Education
• Health, Food & Environment
• Civil Rights
• Labor
• Global Trade & Treaties
• Researching Corporations
• Media Reform
• Independent Business Supporting Our Work

Revoking Illegitimate Corporate Power

Note: These groups are either nationally-focused or have chapters nationwide. Please click here for links to groups focused on work within a state or community.

The New Rules Project

newrules.org

contends that corporatization is not an inevitable trend, but results from rules designed to centralize wealth and power in corporate hands. New Rules offers dozens of models for rules encouraging community empowerment and decentralization.

Center for Corporate Policy

corporatepolicy.org
working to curb corporate abuses and make corporations publicly accountable

The Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy

poclad.org

POCLAD is a think-tank concerned with revoking corporate power and has inspired many pro-democracy groups.

The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

wilpf.org

produces a useful study guide, "Challenging Corporate Power, Asserting the People's Rights," available free online.

Alliance for Democracy

thealliancefordemocracy.org

works on campaign finance reform and other pro-democracy campaigns.

The Aurora Institute

aurora.ca

educates and organizes on corporate power issues in Canada, whose corporate legal history has closely matched that of the U.S.

Liberty Tree Foundation

LibertyTreefdr.org

Community Economics & Business

American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA)

amiba.net

Communities don't have to sit by and watch chains displace local independent businesses. They can work proactively to maintain community-owned businesses through IBAs.

The New Rules Project

NewRules.org

(see above) is a great research resource in this realm. See their "Retail" section

Political Reform

National Voting Rights Institute

nvri.org

defends the constitutional rights of all citizens, regardless of economic status, to participate in the electoral process on an equal and meaningful basis.

Center for Voting & Democracy

fairvote.org

offers a huge array of information on several electoral reform issues and is the definitive resource on Instant Runoff Voting

Brennan Center for Justice

brennancenter.org

provides detailed information on legal issues in campaign reform, civil rights and poverty issues within the legal system

Ballot Access News

ballot-access.org

offers a wealth of resources on issues relating to opportunities (and barriers) for independent and third party candidates and for citizen initiatives. They track news from each state as well as nationally.

Common Cause

commoncause.org

offers information on the corruption of democracy (focusing on the power of money) and solutions for more democratic elections

Center for Responsive Politics

opensecrets.org

is a tremendous resource for information on money in politics and campaign finance law

The Sentencing Project

sentencingproject.org

confronts harms of the corporate criminal justice industry, racial injustice in the system, disenfranchisement and more

Public Campaign

publicampaign.org

is devoted to implementing publicly-financed elections around the U.S.

Initiative & Referendum Institute

ballotwatch.org

the premier source of information on initiative & referendum topics

Education

Rethinking Schools

rethinkingschools.org

a journal committed to the vision that public education is central to democracy.

Alfie Kohn's website

AlfieKohn.org

offers important perspectives on the dangers of high stakes tests, commercialism and other education issues. Kohn engagingly challenges conventional wisdom.

Consumers' Union

consumersunion.org/other/captivekids/index.htm

an in-depth look at corporate influence in education and some recommended actions

Health, Food & Environment

Rachel's Environment and Health Weekly

rachel.org

transcends surface analysis of environmental problems to address the roots in corporate power and the decay of democracy.

Organic Consumers Association

organicconsumers.org
is a grassroots non-profit public interest organization addressing food safety and related issues.

Family Farmer

familyfarmer.org

an advocacy organization for family ownership and environmentally sound agriculture

Cancer Prevention Coalition

preventcancer.org

challenges the dominance of the "find a cure" perspective and encourages focusing energy on stopping production of carcinogens

Native Forest Council

forestcouncil.org

recognizes revoking corporate power as essential to preserving our National Forests and other public lands

Wild Wilderness

WildWilderness.org

works to keep public lands public and undeveloped, with a focus on stopping corporatization of those lands threatened by the Fee-Demo program

Environmental Working Group

EWG.org

A great information source on health issues, toxics, farming and more.

Civil Rights

Bill of Rights Defense Committee

bordc.org
provides tools for, and compiles information on grassroots efforts to defend civil liberties nationwide.

The Constitution Society

constitution.org

This phenomenal resource has thousands of fascinating documents, books (entire books online) and more. The information source on the Constitution.

National Lawyers Guild

nlg.org

this progressive law association has assisted notable legal efforts to challenge corporate power.

American Civil Liberties Union

aclu.org

the well-known defender of personal freedom

Labor

AFL-CIO

aflcio.org

a wide-ranging and useful resource

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

afscme.org

has extensive information on privatization issues

Center for Economic and Policy Research

cepr.net

a great resource on economic and trade issues

Center for Labor & Community Research

clcr.org

addresses worker ownership and many "alternative" models of economic development

The Pump Handle

Thepumphandle.wordpress.com/
Blog focused on workplace safety issues

Labor Notes

LaborNet.org

"Online communication for a democratic, independent labor movement"

Global Trade & Treaties

Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch

tradewatch.org

a great resource for staying abreast of U.S. legislation relating to global corporatization

Global Exchange

globalexchange.org

working towards global economic justice

Economic Policy Institute

epinet.org

their "trade & globalization" page has excellent information

Council of Canadians

Canadians.org

tracks global corporatization and other public interest issues

The Third World Network

twnside.org.sg

has one of the world's most extensive resource collections on globalization

Researching Corporations

Public Information Network

endgame.org

provides a wealth of resources on corporate history, a clearinghouse of information for researching corporations, and more

Corpwatch

corpwatch.org

Media Reform

Center for Media and Democracy

prwatch.org
dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry

FreePress.net

freepress.net
Free Press is a non-profit organization working to involve the public in media policymaking and to craft policies for a more democratic media system.

Media Access Project

mediaaccess.org
promotes electronic media access and diversity. A great source for information on media anti-trust issues.

The Media Foundation/Adbusters

Adbusters.org

Independent Business Supporting Our Work

Project Vision 21 Bilingual News and Information Services

newsandservices.com

provides bilingual news and information services to media outlets and offers consulting services to local small business and non-profit organizations.

Seischo

Seischo.com
sells a wide range of original t-shirt designs on shirts on U.S.-made shirts by American Apparel. One dollar of every purchase can be sent to a non-profit organization chosen by the customer.