Feb. 21/Raleigh.."NC Policy Watch" ...Former FCC Commisioner Michael Copps

[KoKo]

HEADS UP: Any of you that work in Raleigh or can make it to this Meeting/Talk will be in for a treat. It's $10.00 with Box Lunch included"

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Big money, dark money: The threat posed to our democracy by media consolidation and secretly-funded elections

NC Policy Watch

An NC Policy Watch Crucial Conversation luncheon:

Big money, dark money: The threat posed to our democracy by media consolidation and secretly-funded elections

Featuring the former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Dr. Michael Copps.

Co-sponsored by Common Cause North Carolina.

Few developments in modern America pose a greater threat to the health of our democracy than the rapid consolidation of media corporations and the equally speedy demise of voter-funded elections. Increasingly, control of both our telecommunications infrastructure and our political campaigns rest in the hands of a comparatively tiny (and sometimes-overlapping) group of super-wealthy individuals and corporations.

For decades, Michael Copps has been battling these destructive trends and advancing common sense solutions – first as a longtime staff person in the U.S. Senate, then as Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and, from 2001 to 2009, as one of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission.

Don't miss this important opportunity to hear from this incredibly knowledgeable voice of reason on these critically important subjects.

Admission includes box lunch. (Box lunches will be available at 11:45 a.m.)

http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/event-registration/?ee=30#registration_form

[ProfessionalLeftist]

1. Wish I could!

One thing having the Teabillies in charge might do (besides destroy the entire state, and its economy and natural environment), is solidify the progressive/Dem contingent here.

[octoberlib]

2. I wish I could be in Raleigh for this

I would love to attend.