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This resources page for corporations and globalization includes resources, audio, videos, movies, articles, books, quotes, cartoons, songs, corporate personhood, labor issues, labor rights, corporate free speech, corporate dominance, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, corporate greed, corporate fraud, global trade, job offshoring, global trade agreements, GATT, WTO, NAFTA, greenwashing, corporate watchdogs, lists of organizations and groups on corporations and globalization, and issues related to corporations and globalization. |
CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE, LABOR ISSUES — 30.DEC.2014
Agroinnovations Podcast
The Farmers Union and the Future of Food —
Tom Giessel, honorary historian of the National Farmers Union, talks about the history of the Farmers Union, which was started in the early 20th century by cotton farmers in Texas. Giessel discusses the importance of community organizing and collaboration; the impact of technology on the Farmers Union; and visionary leaders throughout the Union's history. ~~ In Part II, Giessel explains the advantages of small operations unifying under a cooperative structure. He advises listeners to beware of threats to uniform cooperative law, and the further danger of wholesale privatization of cooperative assets. The discussion concludes with a look at the role of commodity groups in the political landscape and the dwindling role of cooperative extension in the face of persistent budget cuts.
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GP comment: An important topic, though not the most scintillating of presentations.
Original Show Pub Date: 18.Nov.2014 ~~ Original story titles: History of the Farmer’s Union, The Future of Food and Farming
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT, CORPORATIONS — 10.DEC.2014
CounterSpin
30 Years Since Bhopal, Justice May Finally Be Getting Started —
It was 30 years ago that a gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killed thousands of people and injured tens of thousands more. But if you think of Bhopal as a tragedy from the '80s, you're missing the point: It was a crime and it's far from over. Amitabh Pal of the Progressive talks about the ongoing disaster of Bhopal and the potential progress finally being made to clean up the area and properly compensate victims.
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GP comment: It's important to remember that Bhopal was not an unavoidable accident, it was a manifestation of corporate pennypinching on maintenance and upgrades at an industrial facility that handled deadly reagents. It's extremely rare that we put corporate executives or board members on trial for such failures, but that should change. Their personal fortunes are made by reaping the revenue from such operations in good times; their liberty and wealth should be at risk when it goes wrong due to their mismanagement.
Original Show Pub Date: 05.Dec.2014
CATEGORY: EMPIRE, CORPORATIONS, LABOR ISSUES — 27.OCT.2014
Making Contact
Blowing the Whistle, Paying the Price —
Whistleblowers are heroes to many, but the government is increasingly treating them as traitors. In this show, we hear about the whistleblowers you won't see on the nightly news. They’re not named Manning or Snowden; they’re ordinary people who report wrongdoing at their place of employment, and pay the consequences.
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GP comment: Such actions do indeed take courage, and wisdom to know when something is important enough that it can't be ignored or overlooked. Bravo to those who step up.
Original Show Pub Date: 15.Oct.2014
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Corporation, The (2004) (Documentary)
DESCRIPTION: The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?"
→ Check out DVD on Amazon.com
→ Watch free online at YouTube
Insider, The (1999)
Starring: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe
REVIEW: This film is based on the true story of "60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman (Pacino) and Jeff Wigand (Crowe), a former research biologist for the Brown & Williamson tobacco company. Bergman suspects Wigand has a story to tell, but Wigand isn't talking. The company knows Wigand is flaky and leans hard on him to honor his confidentiality agreement, going so far as to have shadowy characters keep an eye on him. This does not sit well with Wigand, and he decides to go on camera for a Mike Wallace interview, risking arrest for contempt of court—and who knows what else. Now enter the complications of corporate-buyout politics, threats of lawsuits, and business-trumps-journalism hand wringing. It all makes The Insider a great ride, giving us a riveting story at the same time it shows us what an oxymoron "corporate journalism" really is.
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Battle in Seattle (2008)
Starring: Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Woody Harrelson, Charlize Theron, Ray Liotta
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Girl in the Café, The (2005)
Starring: Bill Nighy, Kelly Macdonald
REVIEW: Romantic drama that ... includes a clearheaded portrayal of one of the seamy sides of the globalization juggernaut—the G-8 summit. Read full review of The Girl in the Cafe
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| THE POWERS THAT BE (incl. 'Corporate Complex' #213) | 01-MAR-2010 | ||
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THE POWERS THAT BE — PUTTING THE “CON” IN CONSPIRACY Diagram of “The Powers That Be” / Definition of TPTB |
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| PLUTOCRACY (UPDATED) (Corporations Article #90) | 08-JAN-2010 | ||
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WELCOME BACK, BABY, TO THE POOR SIDE OF TOWN Plutocracy vs. Jobs, Health, and Environment |
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| FINANCIAL CRISIS (Free Environmental Article #199b) | 01-JAN-2010 | ||
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“CASINO FINANCE” — SNAKE EYES FOR THE LITTLE GUY The Causes of the Financial Crisis — Curse of the Financial Wizards |
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| CORPORATE MEDIA (Corporate Governance Article #160) | 10-OCT-2006 | ||
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HERE’S THE BREAKING NEWS ON WHO’S BREAKING NEWS’ USEFULNESS Corporate Media and News Talk Shows – Tune In, Turn Off! |
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| CORPORATIONS & GLOBAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (Article #118) | 08-MAR-2005 | ||
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LOSE TWO JOBS, OUTSOURCE ONE FREE! Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Jobs and Democracy |
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| CHEMICAL DISASTERS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY (#105) | 07-DEC-2004 | ||
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“20 YEARS” IS THE METHYL-ISOCYANATE ANNIVERSARY Could the Bhopal Chemical Disaster Happen in the United States? |
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| DEMOCRACY & CORPORATE POWER (Corporate Issue #101) | 11-NOV-2004 | ||
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INJECTING A SHOT OF REBEL YELL INTO OLD GLORY Adding Some "Direct Democracy" to Our Government Could Help the Environment and Other Causes |
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| AGRICULTURE / CORPORATE POWER (Corporate Governance 58) | 08-APR-2004 | ||
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TOO MANY CORPORATE COW PIES ON THE INDUSTRIAL FARM How Mega-Corporations Exploit the Profit Potential of Our Food System |
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| CORPORATE POLLUTION (Corporate Governance Article 35) | 20-JAN-2004 | ||
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WHO WILL LEAD ON LEAD POLLUTION? Regulatory and Personal Solutions for Reducing Lead Exposure (pt 2 of 2) |
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| PARADIGM SHIFT (Corporate Governance Issue 7) | 25-SEP-2003 | ||
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TIGHTLY CLUTCHING YOUR NEW HURST PARADIGM SHIFTER How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game |
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| WTO, GLOBAL TRADE, ENVIRONMENT, AND FOOD (Article #121) | 29-MAR-2005 | ||
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WANNA TRADE THAT HO-HO FOR THESE GENETICALLY MODIFIED CARROT STICKS? Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Our Food and Environment |
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| WTO, GLOBAL TRADE, JOBS, AND DEMOCRACY (Article #118) | 08-MAR-2005 | ||
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LOSE TWO JOBS, OUTSOURCE ONE FREE! Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Jobs and Democracy |
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| FAIR-TRADE COFFEE (Environmental Article #112) | 25-JAN-2005 | ||
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GREAT COFFEE IS GROUNDS FOR A PROMOTION Why Buy Organic Coffee, Shade Grown Coffee, and Fair Trade Coffee? |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL ECOMOMICS (Environmental Issue 69) | 18-MAY-2004 | ||
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KEEPING THE PLANET FROM “GOING ENRON” Creating an Honest Market That Tells the Ecological Truth |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL ECOMOMICS (Environmental Issue 70) | 20-MAY-2004 | ||
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TAKING THE TAX OFF OUR SEATS Shifting Taxes So We Tell the Ecological Truth (pt 2 of 2) |
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"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
— Abraham Lincoln [1864]
"[Because] corporations must have physically impossible 'endless growth' in order to survive, corporate social responsibility is a myth. The only socially responsible act that corporations can take is to dissolve."
— Adam D. Sacks
"In today's integrated world economy, ... eradicating poverty may contribute as much to U.S. security as eradicating terrorism."
— Lester Brown, author of Plan B 4.: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
"It's still popular to ... insist that globalization is a rising tide that lifts all boats, but the hard reality is that the last thirty years have seen America's once proud and prosperous working class thrown to the wolves, so corporations could keep boosting their quarterly profits and the middle class could maintain a filmy illusion of wealth through access to cheap consumer goods."
— John Michael Greer, from the essay, A Failure of Mimesis
"The financial system as a whole has had the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme if we look at it fundamentally."
— Tim Lee, economic consultant
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I Watch (Center for Public Integrity)
Conducts investigative research and reporting on public policy issues in the United States and around the world
Works to keep commercial culture within its proper sphere and prevent it from exploiting children and subverting the values of family, community, environment, and democracy
Helps community, environmental, and labor organizations research and analyze companies and industries to aid activism and get business to behave in a socially responsible manner
UK-based; watchdogs the oil industry, globalization, genetic engineering, toxic chemicals, privatization and many other areas
US-based; acts against corporate-led globalization
Independent publisher and events producer on business ethics and corporate responsibility
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
Presses companies to be socially and environmentally responsible
Investigative reporting on the public relations industry; helps the public recognize manipulative and misleading PR practices
Fights for consumer and citizen issues, including government accountability, consumers' rights, just trade policies, and strong health, safety and environmental protections
Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network
A network supporting more than 150 analysts who specialize in integrating environmental, social, and governance research with investing
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Articles and analyses related to globalization, the International Monetary Fund/World Bank, the World Trade Organization, the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, and more
Links and represents consumer groups and agencies globally
International human rights organization; promotes political, social and environmental justice
From Public Citizen; promotes democracy by challenging corporate globalization
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