ORIGINAL and HISTORIC 

1977

PROTEST BUTTON

  1 3/4" diameter with a lock pin - Made in the USA

Attempted Government Harassment

of a Progressive Publication.

FREE
MOTHER

JONES

"It had never surprised us that Mother Jones annoyed 

repressive governments—our writers had had copies 

of the magazine confiscated from their baggage at 

Soviet airports and at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, 

and had been barked at by government officials and U.S. diplomats

 in places like El Salvador. But after a number of the 

MJ stories irked authorities in Washington, the Internal Revenue

 Service launched an investigation into the magazine’s nonprofit

status. And once the Reagan administration came into office, 

the probe took a harsh turn. The IRS claimed that even though Mother Jones

lost money every year, it should pay taxes on the income it 

received from sources like advertising. This vendetta was 

so absurd that many mainstream newspapers ran editorials in

 our defense. The IRS finally dropped the case,

 but not until it had cost us huge legal bills.

Designed by MJ and produced by Fox Buttons,

 this item was used at government protests.

Fox Buttons Credit line is on the curl.

An Original from the collection of

LARRY FOX - "The Button Man" (Member: A.P.I.C.)

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