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David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. David writes about political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties.
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November 13, 2007 12:53 PM
Sign the Petition to Clean Up the Consumer Products Safety Commission
A few weeks back I wrote a syndicated column about how the Bush-appointed head of the Consumer Products Safety Commission, Nancy Nord, is trying to block Democratic legislation to strengthen her agency so that our government does a better job of protecting consumers from dangerous, toxic imports. Nord has been in the news lately after reporters found that she has been taking lavish trips paid for by the very manufacturing industries she's supposed to be regulating - not surprising (considering before getting her government job, she worked at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce).
Now, in the wake of CAF's report about lead-soaked products in our stores, many Democrats are calling for Nord's resignation, and the Campaign for America's Future is trying to back up those calls with voices from the public. Please go here and sign a national petition demanding Nord resign - and make sure to watch the short Ken & Barbie video discussing the problem of toxic imports above.
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About David Sirota
David Sirota is a political journalist and nationally syndicated newspaper columnist at Creators Syndicate. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Hostile Takeover. He lives in Denver, Colorado. His daily blog can be found at CREDO Action. He contributes regularly to the Denver Post's Web site, is a senior editor at In These Times magazine and is working on his second book. He has been profiled in Newsweek and the Rocky Mountain News and is widely known for his reporting on political corruption, globalization and working-class economic issues often ignored by both of America's political parties. Sirota serves as co-chair of the Progressive States Network, a 501(c)3 organization that supports state legislators and that is a partner of CREDO.
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The best way to clean the commission is to ABOLISH it. That agency never served its purpose since both parties would happily place corporatist puppets in that agency.
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