Corporatocracy

The Corporatocracy Is the 1 Percent

Carl Gibson | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Corruption, Federal Reserve, Cancer, Citizens United, Corporate Greed, Corporatocracy, Occupy Wall Street, Business News

Antagonizing the state as the sole culprit for our grievances is disingenuous. When the people lead, our leaders will have no choice but to follow.

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Paul Ryan, American Values and Corporatocracy

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Libertarian, Corporatocracy, Paul Ryan, Books News

Congressman Ryan describes my book as anti-American in its values. He is wrong: my book describes how we can restore politics to the true mainstream, rescuing democracy from the clutches of corporate power that Ryan champions in deeds if not in words.

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Could Egypt Become the World's Most Advanced Democracy?

Keith Harrington | Posted 08.12.2011

Read More: American Revolution, Neo-Feudalism, Egypt Revolution, Richard Wolff, David Korten, Democracy, Economic-Democracy, Local-Living-Economy, Shareholder Value, Capitalism, Corporatocracy, World News

True democracy will fail to emerge in Egypt unless its people turn their attention to one critical factor that is going largely ignored amidst all the transitional hubbub -- the economy.

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The Missing Piece in the Battle for U.S. Democracy

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: The Populist Moment, Bob Marley, Get Up Stand Up, Leonard Cohen, Lawrence Goodwyn, Activism, Democracy, Paulo Freire, Corporatocracy, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Politics News

In America, "corporatocracy" has transformed into something closer to democracy. We must acknowledge the reality that for millions of Americans, subjugation has in fact resulted in mental slavery.

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The Myth of U.S. Democracy and the Reality of U.S. Corporatocracy

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Tyranny, Heathcare Reform, Wisconsin, Corporatocracy, Ohio, United States, Democracy, Democrats, Jeffrey Immelt, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Johan Kasich, Scott Walker, Republicans, Wall Street Bailout, Republic, Politics News

The truth is that the U.S. is neither a democracy, nor a republic. Americans are ruled by a corporatocracy: a partnership of "too-big-to-fail" corporations, wealthy elite and government officials.

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The Global Message of Egypt

John Perkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corporate Greed, John Perkins, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt, Corporatocracy, Omar Suleiman, World News

The youthful energy that spread from Tunisia into and across Egypt should inspire us all to reign in corporatocracy.

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Disappointed in the Elections? Or Not? Think Again!

John Perkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hoodwinked, John Perkins, Corporatocracy, 2010 Election, Election, Wikileaks, Politics News

The elections are over -- and you're probably disappointed. Republicans may have appeared to have won, but in fact everyone who believes in a government of, for, and by the people lost this one.

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Our Historic Stand Against the Bank Cabal's Coalition of Darkness

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Misogyny, American Falange, History, Xenophobia, Bank Cabal, Steve Earle, Racism, Citizens United, Tea Party, Corporatocracy, New American Falange, Mickey Mouse, Disney Company, Politics News

Perspective's hard to come by in the heat of the moment, but it's already clear that this week's election is profoundly important. The forces of smal...

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Tea Party Hypocrisy: The New Taxation Without Representation

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Gop, Think Tanks, Wall Street Reform, Taxation Without Representation, Citizens United, Democrats, Corporatocracy, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Msnbc, Tea Party Movement, Right Wing Think Tanks, Labor Unions, Koch Brothers, Wall Street, Nancy Pelosi, Rupert Murdoch, Communication Act of 1934, Fox News, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pacs, Taxation, Tea Party, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News

If the right wins in the kind of blood bath that is predicted for the House in November, welcome to the United States of the Koch Brothers.

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Changing Politics as Usual: Why We Need Andrew Romanoff, the Grassroots Choice

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank Lobbies, Pay-to-Play, Democrats Squander Majority, Corporatocracy, Oil Company Lobbyists, Voter Disaffection, Government-of-the-Highest Bidder, Right-Wing Supreme Court Majority, Philip Anschutz, Colorado U.S. Senate Race, Senator Michael Bennet, Rahm Emanuel, Health Care Reform, Speaker Andrew Romanoff, Right Wing Deficit Hawks, Grassroots Campaign for Change, Denver News

Obama supporters are being told that they should support the "president's choice" for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, and that it is good that Bennet collects huge sums of corporate money.

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Monopoly Corporatocracy Replaces Democracy

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Democracy, Corporatocracy, Campaign Finance, Campaign Spending, Politics News

The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to make George W. Bush President allow large corporations to spend as much as needed to place their candidates in offi...

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Leaders Should be Elected, Not Anointed

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Michael Bennet, Free-Market Fundamentalism, Health Care Reform, Speaker Andrew Romanoff, Framing the Issues, Gun Lobby, Democracy, Colorado Senate Race, Gingrich Congress, Corporatocracy, Government-of-the-Highest-Bidder, Denver News

The corporate party line is that Bennet is in the Senate now, has amassed power (and big corporate bucks), so woe betide anyone who would consider challenging him in a primary.

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Maybe We Really Do Want Government to Make the Decisions

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Democracy, Corporatocracy, Bailout, Public Option, Government Regulation, Government Oversight Health Care, Health-Care-Government, Government Oversight, Politics News

Before deciding whether or not government should make decisions let's look at the alternative. Not enough consideration is given to the real question: if We, the People don't make decisions, then who does?

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Susan Boyle: The Diamond in the Rough

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the secret's out, I fear that the corporate powers will try to polish Susan up to fit into their mold.

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Corporate Profit Continues to Define Health Care Reform & the U.S. Race to the Bottom

Michele Swenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ron Pollack, Uwe Reinhardt, Economic Crisis, Single-Payer Health Insurance, Public-Private Health Care Reform, Minimum Benefit Policies, Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies, Multi-Payer Insurances, National Health Care, Corporatocracy, Health, Denial Management, Gaming the System for Profit, Primary Care Crisis, Framing the Issue of Health Care Reform, Physicians for a National Health Care Program, "Free Market" Health Care, Politics News

Doctors and hospitals must maintain costly administrative staffs to deal with the bureaucracy. Inflated administration consumes one-third (31 percent) of Americans' health dollars.

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"Fisherma'am" Proposes 28th Amendment: Separation Of Corporation And State

Chelsea Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Corporations, 28th Amendment, ExxonMobil Profits, Corporate Greed, Oil, Exxonmobil, Exxon, Oil Profits, Corporatocracy, Exxon Valdez, Dr. Riki Ott, Green News

Every so often an idea comes along that rings with such clarity and purpose that it ignites the imaginations of millions of people. That spark of exci...

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