It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for read more

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to read more

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as
their equal right to breathe the air--it is a right proclaimed by
the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men
have a right to be in this world, and others no right.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.

No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers posed by the corporation, writing read more

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers posed by the corporation, writing of the need to "crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations, which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country." Today, instead, the aristocracy of the corporation has grown to full maturity, wielding power over the state and its laws in the service of corporate aims.

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,
essential, and unalienable rights.

All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural,
essential, and unalienable rights.

We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.

Where there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in
that being, whatever may be the sex read more

Where there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in
that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.

Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks read more

Still, year after year strong mercury rules fail in Washington under pressure from corporate interests. Why? Not because the risks of mercury poisoning aren’t real. No, lobbyists for the big industries just say they can’t afford to make changes.