Tag Archives: corporations

BPR Quote of the Day: Money Has Free Speech, Not People

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech and corporations are now people. But when real people without money assemble to express their dissatisfaction … Continue reading →

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The Corporate Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

According to Robert Reich, “if the Supreme Court and regressive Republicans insist big corporations are people and want to treat them as American citizens, then why not demand big corporations take a pledge of allegiance to the United States?   … Continue reading →

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Get Out of Jail Cards for Wall St.

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Did you ever wonder why nobody is getting prosecuted for the biggest white-collar crime in the history of the world–the worldwide financial collapse of 2007-2008? The answers have started to come out. One explanation involves a remarkably lenient  U.S. Department … Continue reading →

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Common Ground

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

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The Biggest Issue?

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A simple but powerful animated video explaining how corporations have hijacked American democracy, and what can be done to restore it. from storyofstuff.org/citizensunited/

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Corporations as People: The True Test (#2)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Another artistic variation of the corporations as people theme from Pacific Grove artist David Powell:

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Corporations as People: The True Test

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“I refuse to believe that corporations are people until Texas executes one.”                                               Artist:  David Powell, Pacific Grove, … Continue reading →

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BPR Question of the Day: Are Poor Americans People?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The historic, anti-democratic Citizens United Supreme Court ruling in 2010 allowed corporations and the wealthy to give unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. The decision was based on two controversial legal theories: corporations are people, and money is equivalent … Continue reading →

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A Republican Sweep in 2012?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Significant trends point to a Republican Party  sweep of the 2012 elections, bringing with it the most right-wing government in American history. Just as Scott Brown’s upset win in the January 2010 Massachusetts Senate special election foretold the decisive GOP … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The People’s Masters

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron heel.  Corporations, which should be the carefully … Continue reading →

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