Two Take the Money Out supporters were arrested this morning after disrupting a National Journal panel on energy. The protesters shouted statements denouncing corporate greed during the panel and poured a fizzy, green liquid over the floor. They held a banner reading “Corporate Cash Nukes this Election.”
To break it down, the protestors were highlighting a connection between corporate greed and the election because this DNC panel was underwritten by Southern Co., “a major utility that is constructing the first nuclear reactor in 30 years.” Recognizing that the sponsorship of political events and the endorsement of specific candidates by corporations with special interests is quite simply a way of buying the election, taking the power from the hands of people and putting it into the wallets of corporations.
