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Lies, Half Lies and Nuclear Distortions: There Ought to Be a Law - by William S. Becker
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-s-becker/lies-half-lies-and-nuclea_b_5227183.html
Lies, Half Lies and Nuclear Distortions: There Ought to Be a Law
William S. Becker
Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project
Posted: 04/28/2014
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to rule soon on whether a state can make it illegal for a political candidate to lie about his or her opponent in an election campaign.
Expect the Court to side with the old saw that "all's fair in love and war." After all, this is the Court whose majority ruled that dark money is free speech, corporations are people, and the Constitution is a flak vest for pretenders who lie about being decorated war heroes.
Wouldn't the world be a better place if political candidates were held accountable for lies, intentional distortions, character assassination and over-the-line hyperbole? And wouldn't it be interesting if entire industries were held to the same higher standard?
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Another example of corporate distortion is coming from the nuclear power industry in its new Nuclear Matters campaign. The campaign's leaders, who include several former public officials, are promoting nuclear energy as critical to cutting the nation's carbon emissions.
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Lies, Half Lies and Nuclear Distortions: There Ought to Be a Law
William S. Becker
Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project
Posted: 04/28/2014
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to rule soon on whether a state can make it illegal for a political candidate to lie about his or her opponent in an election campaign.
Expect the Court to side with the old saw that "all's fair in love and war." After all, this is the Court whose majority ruled that dark money is free speech, corporations are people, and the Constitution is a flak vest for pretenders who lie about being decorated war heroes.
Wouldn't the world be a better place if political candidates were held accountable for lies, intentional distortions, character assassination and over-the-line hyperbole? And wouldn't it be interesting if entire industries were held to the same higher standard?
<snip>
Another example of corporate distortion is coming from the nuclear power industry in its new Nuclear Matters campaign. The campaign's leaders, who include several former public officials, are promoting nuclear energy as critical to cutting the nation's carbon emissions.
<snip>
