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VIDEO: Democrats, Republicans & The Illusion Of Choice

July 11, 2016 By Eleanor Goldfield 2 Comments

In the latest episode of Act Out! host Eleanor Goldfield reveals corporate “double dipping,” when corporations sponsor, and influence, both Republicans and Democrats.

“We plebes believe there are two parties, but as you climb the ladder, the aisle gets smaller and smaller until you dead end in the same lap of this all powerful being …”

Filed Under: Elections, National News Tagged With: Citizen’s United, Democratic Party, election 2016, Republican Party, Wall Street

VIDEO: Act Out! Takes On Democracy Spring

April 13, 2016 By Eleanor Goldfield 2 Comments

Democracy Spring is a week long series of protests held April 11 to April 18 this year, but you wouldn’t know it from the mainstream media. The Intercept reported that cable news networks devoted just 30 seconds to the protests, despite over 400 arrests on Monday.

Fortunately, independent journalists were there to pick up the slack. Eleanor Goldfield of Act Out! On Occupy shared these videos from Democracy Spring’s first two days. In the second installment, Goldfield herself was among many activists arrested for justice.

Filed Under: Civil Liberties, National News Tagged With: #DemocracySpring, activism, Citizen’s United, corruption, free speech

VIDEO: The Origins Of Our Corporate Constitution

December 29, 2015 By Eleanor Goldfield Leave a Comment

In the latest episode of Act Out! Eleanor Goldfield looks at the origins of our modern corporate-owned democracy and one of the key supporters of Citizens United.

Filed Under: Civil Liberties, Elections Tagged With: Chamber of Commerce, Citizen’s United, Corporate America, Powell Memo, Wall Street

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