Home Rule

We are Grateful for Your Generosity

We feel fortunate that so many of you believe in our work. In the spirit of #GivingTuesday, our generous supporters gave nearly $2,000 toward dismantling the catastrophe that is corporate rule. Thank you! Donations will help to fund: Our Community Rights intensive course covering the historical context of corporate control and democracy (or lack thereof) in the US; [...]

By |2020-12-01T22:52:55-08:00December 2nd, 2020|Home Rule|

Principles of Home Rule for the 21stCentury

The National League of Cities put together an analysis of home rule and put out a 79-page report. Introduction In our trilevel federal system, local governments perform a wide array of crucial governance roles. They are frontline providers of some of the most important services the public relies on every day and increasingly confront the [...]

By |2020-11-20T16:39:17-08:00November 20th, 2020|Home Rule, State & Federal Preemption|

Paradigm Shift: Challenging Corporate Authority – Dozens of New Strategies are Sprouting Up Across the US and Canada – Some of Them Dating Back to Previous Centuries – That Challenge Illegitimate Corporate Authority and Privilege.

This research article by Paul Cienfuegos was published in the Spring of 2000, and reprinted widely in activist journals and online - with substantial research assistance provided by Dean Ritz, Molly Morgan, and Patrick Reinsborough. It is substantially out of date, but still a fascinating look at the early phase of what later became a [...]

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