A couple of random columns today that struck a familiar chord, i.e. corporate irresponsibility and the corporate attempt to complete their purchase of the government.
Corporate leaders need to be prosecuted for corporate crimes. Joe Nocera makes an excellent case in his column today. As he says in conclusion, "Prison is what makes the difference. Otherwise, it’s only money.
The latest ramification of the Citizens United decision about corporate person-hood and the right to unlimited free "speech": instead of buying congressional votes in the sleazy traditional ways with campaign donations and promises of lucrative careers after congressmen leave office etc., the new Super PACs are now going to use the much more cost-efficient method of threatening huge financial campaigns to unseat non-cooperative office holders at their next election. It's cheaper and more effective. All they need to do is follow through once or twice and our Senators and Representatives will get the message. I think it is very important that the author of this article describes the 5 crucial Supremes as "movement conservatives," i.e. conservatives with an agenda.
We can probably look forward to the congress passing legislation in the near future that prohibits corporate leaders from being held criminally liable for corporate misdeeds.
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