Tag: corporate power

This structural problem is amenable to only one thing: the aggressive use of antitrust law.

Conviction of Steven Donziger "perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies."

In the face of extractive industries’ enormous economic clout, Central Americans are facing increasing displacement and threats to their democratic rights.

The basic deal between American corporations and American politicians has been a terrible deal for America.

The resulting power imbalance has spawned near-record inequalities of income and wealth, corruption of democracy by big money, and the abandonment of the working class.

Don’t let big corporations pay hundreds of millions to strip workers of the rights and protections they need.

"The Treasury has the ability to move this money extremely quickly; there's nobody that Secretary Mnuchin has to ask."

People have been fixing stuff ever since stuff was invented. Now big corporations want to change that.

These “real news” stories show that it is possible to build progressive power in cities and the states.

All predatory systems of power seek to mask their ultimate aims. As they become more repressive, they become more deceptive. They silence dissidents and bombard the airwaves with lies. Those who effectively resist have to peel back the layers of deceit to understand the intentions of the elites.