Guest #1: Josh Levy - Internet Campaign Director - Free Press.org
Thousands of Internet sites including Google and Wikipedia went dark yesterday in protest of (SOPA) The Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and (PIPA) the Protect IP Act in the Senate. With a vote on January 24th, the growing protest has already convinced 8 house members to backoff of the bills.
Topic: Citizen’s United - 2 Year Anniversary Sparks Nationwide Action
Guest #2- : Mark Hays – Director, Public Citizen’s Democracy Is For People Campaign
Two Years ago on January 21, 2010 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that blatant corporate spending to influence elections is A-OK in the US of A. Giving corporations have the same First Amendment rights as people, has sparked widespread criticism and a growing push for a constitutional amendment to overturn the law. Mark Hayes of Public Citizen joins us to discuss over 300 actions being planned for this Saturday.
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