Category Archives: Media matters
Dissent or Terror: How the Nation’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, in Partnership with Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street
May 20, 2013 DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy release the result of a year-long investigation: “Dissent or Terror: How the Nation’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, In Partnership With Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street.” The report, … Continue reading →
Posted in Criminal Justice, Domestic Surveillance, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security, Investigative report, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Media matters, Occupy Wall Street, Private Defense/Intelligence Industries, Public records, Public-private partnerships, Surveillance state
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Tagged ACTIC, ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council, Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center, Brenda Dowhan, Corrections Corporation of America, Domestic Security Alliance Council, Domestic surveillance, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, DSAC, Dusion Centers, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Information Sharing Environment, Infragard, Major Cities Chiefs Association, Occupy Boston, Occupy Gainesville, Occupy Miami, Occupy Phoenix, Occupy Salt Lake City, Occupy Tampa, Occupy Tucson, Occupy Wall Street, Operation Tripwire, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix Police Department Bureau of Homeland Defense, police infiltration, Public-Private Intelligence Sharing Partnerships, Saul DeLara, Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Information Center, Surveillance of activists, Surveillance of Occupy Phoenix, Surveillance of Occupy Wall Street, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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This is what censorship sounds like
April 23, 2011 On Monday, April 23, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held a telephonic press conference to discuss what the group referred to as “the latest harassment tactic against ALEC by liberal front groups.” DBA Press founder, Beau Hodai, … Continue reading →
Posted in Censorship, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Media matters
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Tagged ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council
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Inside ALEC: naked contempt for the press and public in Scottsdale
Inside ALEC: naked contempt for the press and public in Scottsdale By Beau Hodai: DBA Press/PR Watch (of the Center for Media and Democracy)/In These Times January, 2012 Download this report in PDF format. “Mr. Hodai had a history at … Continue reading →
Posted in Censorship, Conflicts of interest, Corruption, Lobbying and Special Interests, Media matters, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC model legislation, American Legislative Exchange Council, Corruption, Occupy ALEC, Occupy Phoenix, Westin Kierldand
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Investigative Report: “Publicopoly: ALEC and the bid to make private all that is public”
Publicopoly: ALEC and the bid to make private all that is public By Beau Hodai, July 11, 2011 “An exhaustive DBA Press analysis of thousands of pages of documents obtained through public records requests over the past several months has … Continue reading →
Posted in Campaign finance, Conflicts of interest, Corporate media, Corruption, Investigative report, Jiffy Squid, Lobbying and Special Interests, Media matters, Private Prison Industry, Public records, Public-private partnerships
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Tagged ALEC, ALEC model legislation, ALEC scholarship fund, American Legislative Exchange Council, campaign finance, collective bargaining, paycheck protection, privatization, public employee unions, right to work act
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