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Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap

Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap

Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap is national director of Move to Amend and an active member of Extinction Rebellion. She has served as a local elected official, campaign organizer, trainer, facilitator and mediator, and coordinated numerous grassroots and national projects and organizations.

Articles by this author

 
"Monsanto has known for several decades that Roundup (glyphosate) causes cancer. Rather than informing consumers about the glyphosate cancer risk, Monsanto buried the risks as sales of Roundup continued to skyrocket." (Photo: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)

Corporate Constitutional Rights are Cancerous to Democracy

We must take these public health choices out of the hands of corporate executives and put corporations in their proper place: subservient to public welfare.

Judy Young ·

The 'We the People Amendment' Aims to Fix the Crisis of Corporate Rule

Because corporations are not people and big problems require bold solutions

Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap ·

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Confirming Kavanaugh Is Not Affirming Democracy

Based on Kavanaugh’s own past decisions, of affirming, and likely expanding, constitutional rights of corporations at the expense of human rights, and limiting our ability to protect our ecosystem from further plunder and outright collapse

Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap ·

"Reminiscent of Big Tobacco and Big Oil companies' tactics, they set in motion a plan to discredit the international agency's study in order to continue selling their dangerous product." (Photo: Occupy Monsanto/@gmo917/Twitter)

A Cancer on Society: Monsanto Claims Right Not to Speak About Roundup

Monsanto doesn’t want the world to know their product is labeled a "probable carcinogen."

Alfonso Saldaña ·

Death By a Thousand Tax Cuts

Under the current administration, we are witnessing the deathblows to the economic and social policies of the New Deal

Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap ·

(Photo: Move To Amend / cc / flickr)

Corporations Are Not People. Period.

On not settling for half measures when it comes to our democracy

Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap ·

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