CMD’s Executive Director Arn Pearson moderated a discussion with Russ Feingold of the American Constitution Society; Nancy MacLean, Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University; and Jonathan Mehta Stein of California Common Cause on the imminent threat of a far right constitutional convention. You can watch a recording of the entire webinar on YouTube. Over 600 people tuned-in to the webinar or streamed it on YouTube. For those eager for more information, check out these resources that were shared during the event: Happening Next Week | |
ALEC’s #50YearsofHarm CMD’s Board President Lisa Graves will be on the Laura Flanders Show with California Rep. Ro Khanna this Sunday, Oct. 1 at 11:30am ET to discuss the American Legislative Exchange Council’s #50YearsofHarm and how progressives are fighting back. The episode will be streamed on the Laura Flanders Show YouTube channel, the World Channel, and on more than 300 PBS stations across the country. The episode will also be released to public radio stations — you can check your local TV listings and radio schedules. The episode will also be streamed and available for download on podcast platforms. Stay tuned as we continue to report on environmental and good government groups’ actions holding ALEC accountable for #50YearsofHarm, including Greenpeace’s action next Wednesday outside the National Portrait Gallery, where ALEC’s black tie gala will be happening. ALEC’s Long History with Big Tobacco CMD’s Investigative Reporter Juliana Broad will be discussing ALEC’s long history with Big Tobacco at a webinar next Thursday, Oct. 5th at 12pm ET, hosted by Action on Smoking and Health, an advocacy and research organization, to launch their 2023 U.S. Tobacco Industry Interference Report. You can register for the webinar here. | |
ICYMI: CMD’s Research In case you’ve missed it, here’s what we’ve been working on. | |