Victory for Precautionary Principle, Citizens' Rights in New Jersey

Community puts burden of proof on corporations to demonstrate safety, rather than forcing citizens to prove harm.


Competition for Main Street, Socialism for Wall Street

Democrats and Republicans conspire to transfer billions from taxpayers to Ponzi schemers on Wall St.

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When Money Is Speech, Speech Is Not Free

A majority of Supreme Court justices claim electoral candidates have an unfettered right to turn personal wealth into political advantage. It's time to overrule them.


The Gospel of Consumption

Americans could be working fewer hours, enjoying more family time, recreation and civic engagement. But corporate leaders shunted us down a a different path.


Court Declares Corporations Are Persons While Some Human Beings Are Not

While one federal court denies Guantanamo prisoners legally are “persons,” another weighs a corporation's claim to "constitutional rights" that trump state law.
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Corporate Crime by the Nickel and Dime

Hidden fees from banks, phone companies and other corporations may cost you more than $4,000 each year...and it's getting worse.
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User Fees for Federal Lands: A Failed Experiment

Ten years on, the scheme of charging citizens to access our public lands has worsened the problems it was supposed to fix.


Our Hidden History of Corporations in the United States

In the early days of our country, we allowed the creation of corporations to fulfill specific needs of society. This shared financial responsibility facilitated projects desired by residents of the state granting the charter (a license to exist).

Business corporations were intended to serve a specific purpose--performing one designated business activity--and nothing else. Our country's founders had a healthy fear of corporations and allowed them to form only with strict limits.

Most of this vital history is unknown to citizens today, but it can provide critical understanding and tools for solving today's most pressing problems. Read more about the hidden history of corporations in America.

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