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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960450503321

Autore

Clements Jeffrey D

Titolo

Corporations Are Not People : Reclaiming Democracy from Big Money and Global Corporations

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, US, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2014

ISBN

9781626562110

1626562113

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Classificazione

POL008000POL043000POL064000

Disciplina

322.3

322/.3

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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



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

Sommario/riassunto

New edition, revised and updated since 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 corporate.