How is it that corporations are able to behave irresponsibly, criminally, and undemocratically? Wealth by Stealth is a scathing introduction to the operations of the modern corporation, written by a corporate lawyer. Many writers point...
Corporate power
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Author:Glasbeek, HarrySummary: -
Author:Hayes, ChristopherSummary:Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption...
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Author:Hobbelink , HenkSummary:The Great Climate Robbery connects analysis of the food system to larger issues affecting the planet, and links peoples' struggles over food to climate change. This book will help readers to understand the ways in which...
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Author:Sahami, Mehran, Weinstein, Jeremy M., Reich, RobSummary:This book exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech's relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get....
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Rapidly rising carbon emissions from the intense development of Western Canada's fossil fuels continue to aggravate the global climate emergency and destabilize democratic structures. The urgency of the situation demands not only...
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Author:Glasbeek, HarrySummary:Capitalism's agenda is the endless pursuit of private accumulation of socially produced wealth. In our system, the corporation--created by law--is meant to hide this agenda, to distract us so that flesh and blood capitalists can do...
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Author:Glasbeek, HarrySummary:A mugger to a stranger, "Give me your wallet or I will beat you to pulp!" It is a crime. An employer says to a worker: "Adding lung-saving ventilation will reduce my profit. Give me back some of your wages and I will let...
