Tag Archives: Corporate Power

Today’s Quotes: Jefferson and Madison on Banks, Corporations and Wealth

Madison quote design copyright Tracy Knauss.

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The OWS Movement Plans a National Convention on July 4, 2012

Linette Lopez at Business Insider reports on the OWS plans for a national convention in Philadelphia, PA, on July 4, 2012– you know, from the same ‘disorganized, scatterbrained hippies’ the Big Media accuse of having no plans. I don’t think … Continue reading

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Connect the Dots: Here’s How We Became the ’99 Percent’

…and some things we can do to change it. Deregulation enacted by Republicans and conservative Democrats, and an unprecedented Supreme Court decision allowing corporations the free speech the Founders intended only for flesh-and-blood human beings, led to the majority of … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: Corporate Personhood

“Corporations are people, my friend.” — Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican presidential candidate. “They may insist corporations are people, but they certainly aren’t Americans.” — Jon Stewart, The Daily Show, Sept. 22, 2011. “The great problem of having corporate citizens is … Continue reading

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