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After we released our latest film, The Story of Change, I heard from some in the Story of Stuff community who questioned my endorsement of voting as “something we all just gotta do.” They felt that their one vote doesn’t make a difference or they were uninspired to vote for “the least bad” option within two increasingly similar parties.
Here’s the deal: Voting is important, really important. It is something we all just gotta do…. FULL POST »
Not a city renowned for a robust and engaged political community, seeing this video made me proud to be from LA.
I’m a total sucker for videos of people using their bodies to make shapes and words for aerial photography. Never gets old.
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If you’re feeling particularly inspired, check out Resolutions Week and get involved with people all across the country who are getting together this summer to take a stand against the disastrous Citizens United decision.
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If you think corporations have too much power in our democracy (or yours), we need you to keep reading…. FULL POST »
I use my radio as an alarm clock and since I don’t exactly bound out of bed in the morning, it often results in a bizarre half-dreams about Apple’s supply chains, the state of the Dow Jones and assorted sounds bites from the circus that is the GOP primary. This morning I awoke to an FM rallying cry to Occupy Congress…. FULL POST »
Download the PDF linked to the image below for the following… FULL POST »
For me, watching The Story of Citizens United brings to life a powerful metaphor of today’s corporation, a legal creation which appears as a robot with people inside of it. In the movie, the robot is programmed to eject the CEO who puts values such as human rights, justice and the environment on par with the pursuit of profit. Certain types of corporation managers can be sued by their shareholders for prioritizing any other value besides profit. While the legal structure of many corporations fits this model, happily there are businesses who are working successfully to change the law and build a greener and more just economy.
After each of our films, some people have asked the Story of Stuff team if we’re against all business. Of course not! We’re against businesses that prioritize only short term profit at the expense of community and environmental well being. We’re upset with businesses that are flooding elections with corporate campaigns to influence election outcomes to favor their narrow interests. And we think corporations which are aggressively marketing junk food to kids are disgusting….. FULL POST »
If you haven’t seen our latest movie, The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, we highly recommend that you do now! If you have watched the movie, you likely already know that it’s time to roll up our sleeves, get to work and get others to do so, as well. One first step that we can take in reclaiming our democracy is signing the petition for a constitutional amendment to overturn this disaster of a Supreme Court ruling…. FULL POST »
Our new movie, The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, didn’t just tell the story of corporate influence in American democracy — it also described a couple of key solutions to the problem.
The most far-reaching of those solutions is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that makes it clear that corporations do not have the same constitutional rights as real, live human beings…. FULL POST »
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1. Spill red wine on the carpet.
2. Bring a 6-inch stack of photos from your just-completed family vacation.
3. Talk about excessive corporate influence in American democracy….. FULL POST »
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Last Tuesday, we released a new movie – The Story of Citizens United v. FEC — a look at the crisis of corporate influence in American democracy…. FULL POST »
Ben is a person. Jerry is a person. Ben and Jerry’s? Not a person…
Check out this charming video from Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Inc.
On Tuesday, March 1st, the Story of Stuff Project took out a full-page ad in the Wisconsin State Journal with the banner headline: “Governor, Mr. Koch is holding for you on Line 3.”
The ad includes a graphic still from our new movie – The Story of Citizens United v FEC — as well as the URL for the movie site: www.storyofcitizensunited.org…. FULL POST »
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Two weeks from today, we’ll be releasing our first movie of 2011-The Story of Citizens United v. FEC: Why Democracy Only Works When People are in Charge.
Here’s a sneak peek…. FULL POST »
On March 1st, we’ll be releasing the first Story of Stuff movie of 2011—The Story of Citizens United v. FEC. The movie examines the disproportionate influence that corporations exercise in the American political system and was inspired by the disastrous 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision that permitted corporations to spend freely to influence American elections.
We celebrate the fact that our movies have inspired millions around the world—from Brazil to South Africa and Russia to India. While many members of the Story of Stuff community don’t live in the United States, we believe The Story of Citizens United will hold lessons for us all…. FULL POST »
I’m a person.
Chances are if you’re reading this you’re a person too.
Exxon? Not a person.
But one year ago today, five members of the U.S. Supreme Court got this simple truth all wrong…. FULL POST »
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