Introduction. The battle to save democracy -- pt. I, Corporations take over. The deciding moment? ; The corporate conquest of America -- pt. II, From the birth of American democracy through the birth of corporate personhood. Banding together for the common good ; The Boston tea party revealed ; Jefferson versus the corporate aristocracy ; The early role of corporations in America ; The people's masters ; Corporations go global ; The court takes the presidency ; Protecting corporate liars ; Corporate control of politics -- pt. III, Unequal consequences. Unequal uses for the Bill of rights ; Unequal regulation ; Unequal protection from risk ; Unequal taxes ; Unequal responsibility for crime ; Unequal privacy ; Unequal citizenship and access to the commons ; Unequal wealth ; Unequal trade ; Unequal media ; Unequal influence -- pt. IV, Restoring personhood to people. Capitalists and Americans speak out for community ; End corporate personhood ; A new entrepreneurial boom ; A democratic marketplace ; Restoring government of, by, and for the people
Summary
"Hartmann tells a startling story of the rise of corporate dominance and the theft of human rights as corporations use the Fourteenth Amendment to further their own agendas"--Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-352) and index
