News | Politics & Elections Delaware House Tees Up Bill to Allow Corporations to Vote “After Citizens United, this is another step down the road to corporate tyranny,” one opponent of the bill said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 27, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Mysterious Right-Wing Donor Drops $1.6 Billion Gift on Federalist Society Boss Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: It’s all about the money. Why? Because money writes the rules. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 23, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Jayapal Leads Proposal for Constitutional Amendment to End Corporate Personhood 50 Democratic congressmembers joined Jayapal in introducing an amendment to "put power back into the hands of people." By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 7, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Big Tech Shouldn’t Be the Arbiter of Our Free Speech Rights Corporations mustn't be designated gatekeepers with the power to decide who gets to communicate and who doesn’t. By Greg Coleridge , Truthout February 26, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Oregon Ecosystem Files Lawsuit to Defend Its Rights The Siletz River Ecosystem in Oregon wants the courts to recognize and protect its right to be free from toxic trespass. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout July 26, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Personhood for Nature? The current laws that are supposed to protect burial grounds and sacred sites in nature are woefully inadequate. By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram October 14, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | State Terrorism and Racist Violence in the Age of Disposability: Expanded Version The issue is not simply police misconduct and brutality, but the growing use of systemic terror. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout July 10, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Apple’s Fight With the FBI Is the Corporate Personhood Case of 2016 A legal victory for Apple could produce precedents that establish new corporate constitutional rights. By Ron Fein , Truthout March 22, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Corporations, Not People, Have Been Made Stakeholders in the New Global Order Susan George, author of "Shadow Sovereigns," discusses the rise of corporate personhood on a global scale. By Mark Karlin , Truthout December 6, 2015 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections How Right-Wing Groups Hope to Chip Away at Rules Allowing Us to Know Who Funds Campaign Ads Corporate speech advocacy groups are trying to chip away at what's left of disclosure requirements. By Candice Bernd , Truthout July 26, 2015 Truthout