Moyers: Why 'We the People' Must Triumph over Corporate Power - ". . . if the generations before us had given up, slaves would be waiting on our tables and picking our crops, women would be turned back at the voting booths, and it would be a crime for workers to organize. Like our forebears, we will not fix the broken promise of America — the promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” for all our citizens, not just the powerful and privileged — if we throw in the proverbial towel. Surrendering to plutocracy is not an option. Confronting a moment in our history that is much like the one Lincoln faced — when “we can nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope on earth” — we must fight back against the forces that are pouring dirty money into the political system, turning it into a sewer." Read Bill Moyers' article:Makana Sings Occupy Protest Song at APEC Summit
The White House invited Hawaiian singer, song writer, and guitarist Makana to play instrumental music at the dinner President Obama hosted at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii. Makana opened his jacket to reveal a tee shirt that said "Occupy with Aloha" and sang the protest song "We are the Many" that he created for the Occupy Movement. At first he started softly and found he felt afraid to sing the song.
"I didn't like the idea of being afraid to sing a song that I created. I've never in my life been afraid to sing anything. If that's what' we've come to in the world where we're afraid to say certain things in the company of certain people, I think that's a dangerous place to be. And so for me to move out of that space, I had to sing the song. And that's what I did."
Listen to a brief interview and Makana singing the Occupy Protest Song "We are the Many."
OCCUPIED
Constitutional Amendment
Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, Representative Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) introduced legislation to amend the Constitution to outlaw the use of all corporate money in elections. Called "Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED)," the amendment would not only undo the biggest changes under Citizens United but also go after the legal concept of “corporate personhood” altogether.
