Video: Challenging Corporate Nationhood
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.
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.
Thanks to Citizens United, you have probably heard about the concept of “corporate personhood.” But have you heard about corporate nationhood?
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.
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.
Why Walgreen Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Influence US Politics If It Becomes Swiss
If you think these corporations are going to stop at birth control, you’re kidding yourself.
“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.
While representative democracy is dysfunctional, the Supreme Court has taken over with its own reactionary power grab.
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.
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.