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UNINA9910464321603321 |
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Autore |
Clements Jeffrey D |
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Titolo |
Corporations Are Not People [[electronic resource] ] : Reclaiming Democracy from Big Money and Global Corporations |
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San Francisco, US, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2014 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Corporations -- Political aspects |
Corporations, Foreign -- Political activity |
Industries -- Environmental aspects |
Investments, Foreign -- Public opinion |
Business and politics - Political aspects - United States |
Corporations - Political activity - United States |
Corporations - United States |
Government - U.S |
Law, Politics & Government |
Political Institutions & Public Administration - U.S., General |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Preface to this Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Foreword: Fighting Back; Introduction: What's at Stake; 1 American Democracy Works, and Corporations Fight Back; 2 Corporations Are Not People-and They Make Lousy Parents; 3 If Corporations Are Not People, What Are They?; 4 Corporations Don't Vote; They Don't Have To; 5 Did Political Inequality and Corporate Power Destroy the Working American Economy?; 6 Corporations Can't Love; 7 Restoring Democracy and Republican Government; 8 Do Something; Resources; The People's Rights Amendment; Citizens' Equality Amendment |
We, the People AmendmentSample Amendment Resolution; Questions |
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and Answers About the People's Rights Amendment; Free Speech for People and Appalachian Voices' Request for Revocation of Massey Energy Company Charters; Sources and Recommended Reading; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATEDSince the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling that the rights of things-money and corporations-matter more than the rights of people, America has faced a crisis of democracy. In this timely and thoroughly updated second edition, Jeff Clements describes the strange history of this bizarre ruling, its ongoing destructive effects, and the growing movement to reverse it. He includes a new chapter, "Do Something!," showing how-state by state and community by community-Americans are using creative strategies and tools to renew democracy and curb unbalanced corporat |
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