New report reveals a multi-faceted, national campaign to keep low wage workers poor.

ALEC is pushing the USDA to relax regulations on food safety that keep us from getting sick.

When legislators don't abide by the open-records laws they enact, then “the public’s right to know” is a slogan — not a reality.

For the past year, ALEC and its members have been rolling out legislation that attempts to repeal renewable energy laws. Their effort, for the most part, has failed.

Wisconsin Representative Chris Taylor, a Democrat, attended ALEC's recent conference to learn about the organization responsible for so many of her state laws.

Health insurance industry whistleblower Wendell Potter exposes efforts by the American Legislative Exchange Council to undermine the Affordable Care Act.

John Nichols writes that the American Legislative Exchange Council's 40th anniversary celebration attracted more attention than it may have wanted.

Discover why companies like AT&T want to unplug the way roughly 19 million Americans still communicate with the rest of the world.

Gun industry analyst Tom Diaz talks about the big business of "enhanced lethality."

Tom Diaz describes how a lethal combination of self-defense laws and concealed-carry laws makes us more vulnerable to gun violence.