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Corporate Personhood
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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Personhood for Nature?
The current laws that are supposed to protect burial grounds and sacred sites in nature are woefully inadequate.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.