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Video: Challenging Corporate Nationhood

August 1, 2016 Videos Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

Multinational corporations have quietly constructed an international legal system in which they are literally as powerful as sovereign nations. This is how some groups are fighting back.

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Free Forum: Challenging Corporate Nationhood

June 27, 2016 Uncategorized Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

Thanks to Citizens United, you have probably heard about the concept of “corporate personhood.” But have you heard about corporate nationhood?

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Exxon Cites Its “Constitutional Rights” To Fight Off Climate Fraud Probe

June 21, 2016 PPJC Picks Climate Change Comments are off for this post

Exxon says an investigation into its cover up of what it knew about climate change violates its right to free speech. The response: The First Amendment does not give any corporation the right to commit fraud.

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‘Living wage’ law is unconstitutional – if you ask lobbyists

October 16, 2014 PPJC Picks Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

We need to put a stop to this unfounded constitutional argument. The businesses had their opportunity to make their case to the city of Seattle — and they lost.

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The Limits of Corporate Citizenship

July 7, 2014 Current News Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

Why Walgreen Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Influence US Politics If It Becomes Swiss

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SCOTUS gets Hobby Lobby horribly wrong: Why this isn’t a “limited” ruling

June 30, 2014 PPJC Picks Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

If you think these corporations are going to stop at birth control, you’re kidding yourself.

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Supreme Court’s Blow Against Women

June 30, 2014 Current News civil liberties Comments are off for this post

“Today’s decision not only deprives women of comprehensive healthcare, but it sets a terrifying standard in affirming the 'personhood' of corporations," said Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal.

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Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People

May 21, 2014 PPJC Picks Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

While representative democracy is dysfunctional, the Supreme Court has taken over with its own reactionary power grab.

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Yes, corporations are people. And that’s why Hobby Lobby should lose at the Supreme Court.

March 25, 2014 PPJC Picks Corporate Personhood Comments are off for this post

By asking the Supreme Court to let them enjoy all the protections of this corporate form, but not all of its duties, Hobby Lobby’s owners want to have their corporate cake and eat it, too.

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The McCutcheon Decision Hangs in the Balance. So Does Our Democracy

March 11, 2014 Current News class war Comments are off for this post

The US Supreme Court is about to rule in a case that, if successful, would sound the death knell for average Americans’ rapidly-dwindling influence over our politics.

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