INTRODUCTION
You Have More Power Than You Think
The world is out of balance. Modern society is faced with enormous challenges—the highest levels of income disparity in modern times; abusive labor conditions; toxins in our water supply; pollution of air, sea, and land; climate change threatening our future; and rampant corruption. The big question is, who’s in control?
The answer is corporations. Taken in aggregate, corporate power is greater than that of governments, religions, and civil society. Corporations are the most powerful entities on the planet, and in the United States they now have rights as “people” to make unlimited political contributions to gain even more influence.
Yet, these same publicly traded corporations are, by design, beholden ...
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