Haruna,
Governor Scott
Walker's attack on working men and women in Wisconsin has helped put a
real face - better yet, hundreds of thousands of faces - on the cost of
corporate influence in politics.
And every night that the protests in Madison dominate the news, that awareness is growing.
Wisconsin is currently ground zero for this fight, but make no
mistake, big money and corporations are waging these battles all over
America.
I founded Progressives United so we could stand up to these very forces
that are hijacking our democracy. But I need your voice to do it.
Where else do you see the corrupting influence of corporate power? Where
else, as Progressives United, should we take this fight?
Share your ideas about where we need to broaden our fight against
corporate political influence today -- and vote for the ideas that your
fellow progressives share, too.
Together, we’re going to keep fighting each and every day until we win in Wisconsin.
As the prank call with a fake David Koch made clear, Governor Walker
views himself as part of a larger corporate conservative agenda. Walker
talked as though he worked for Mr. Koch, and he's using his
big-government-at-its-worst approach to test the waters of busting up
unions for Mr. Koch and his other right-wing corporate backers. This is
a national fight for conservatives and we must take this opportunity to
make this a national fight for progressives.
It cannot end in Wisconsin.
So we've launched a project so members of the Progressives United
community can share their ideas about where else we need to take this
fight, and your fellow progressives are counting on your participation.
Help set the agenda for Progressives United. Weigh in on how – and where -- we should be focusing our energy.
Last year, as I worked with colleagues to pass the DISCLOSE Act, the
news media did not give significant coverage to the rising problem of
corporate influence in politics in a post-Citizens United America.
But the protests in Madison -- and Ohio, and Indiana, and now in every
state in the country – show Americans far and wide already understand
how dangerous the problem is.
We need to decide how to expand what started in Wisconsin to the battle
against corporate influence nationwide. What should we focus on next?
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