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elleng

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Mon Jul 13, 2015, 11:39 PM Jul 2015

from Robert Reich

With Republicans now in control of 68 our of 98 state legislatures, the American Legislative Exchange Council -- a right-wing political front for large corporations -- is having a field day. Herewith, the names of some ALEC members you may be indirectly supporting through your purchases of their products, in case you want to rethink your unwitting collaboration: AT&T, Altria (Phillip Morris), American Express, Amway, Bayer, Chevron, Comcast, Dow, DuPont, Expedia, Exxon-Mobile, Fed Ex, Ford, Frito-Lay, Geico, Gerber, Humana, JC Penny, Koch Industries, Marathon Oil, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Monsanto, Pepsico (Pepsi Cola), Pfizer, State Farm Insurance, Shell, Sony, Time-Warner cable, US Airways, United Airlines, UPS, Verizon, Wall Street Journal.

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