It began with an on-air rant by CNBC commentator Rick Santelli. It became a major  political movement, with elected representatives on Capitol Hill. The Tea Party has come a long way, but who’s really behind it?  On this edition: how some of America’s largest corporations are using grassroots movements to influence law makers. We hear excerpts from the documentary “The Billionaires’ Tea Party” and learn more about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Featuring: 

*Mark Crispin Miller*; New York University Professor of Media Studies, *Lisa
Graves*; Executive Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, *David Koch*; Americans for Prosperity Chairman, *Tea Party supporters*

For More Information:

The Billionaires’ Tea Party

http://www.billionairesteaparty.com/

ALEC Exposed
http://alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed

Articles
Inside the ALEC Dating Service* http://progressive.org/inside_alec.html*

Did David Koch Buy Ryan the VP Slot?
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/25/uygur-did-david-koch-buy-paul-ryan-the-vp-slot/#.UDlmKu0pAWk.facebook

ALEC Exposed: The Koch Connection
http://www.thenation.com/article/161973/koch-connection

Ryan Has Kept Close Ties to Wealthy Donors on the Right
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/us/politics/paul-ryan-has-kept-close-ties-to-conservative-and-libertarian-donors.html?pagewanted=all

Tea Party Poses Threat to Democracy

http://www.zcommunications.org/tea-party-poses-threat-to-democracy-by-roger-bybee

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