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ARTICLES ON THIS SITE
      . . . about Corporate Governance, Corporate Power

       
 
  THE POWERS THAT BE   (incl. 'Corporate Complex' #213) 01-MAR-2010
  Diagram of The Powers That Be / Definition of TPTB  article link; thumb of diagram THE POWERS THAT BE — PUTTING THE “CON” IN CONSPIRACY
Diagram of “The Powers That Be” / Definition of TPTB
 
  PLUTOCRACY  (UPDATED)   (Corporations Article #90) 08-JAN-2010
  Plutocracy vs. Jobs, Health, and Environment article link; thumb of man at conference table WELCOME BACK, BABY, TO THE POOR SIDE OF TOWN
Plutocracy vs. Jobs, Health, and Environment
 
  PREDICTIONS   (Including Corporate, #211) 01-JAN-2010
  2010 Trends/Predictions article link; thumb of earth and 2010 A DILLER, A DOLLAR, A REASON TO HOLLER
2010 Dollar Problems and Other 2010 Predictions/Trends
 
  FINANCIAL CRISIS   (Free Environmental Article #199b) 01-JAN-2010
  Causes of the Financial Crisis article link; thumb of bear with empty pockets “CASINO FINANCE” — SNAKE EYES FOR THE LITTLE GUY
The Causes of the Financial Crisis — Curse of the Financial Wizards
 
  CORPORATE GREED / CAP & TRADE   (Article/Issue #209) 01-NOV-2009
  Global Warming Hoaxes and Conspiracies article link; thumb of picture of dry, cracked mud in barren area of Ethiopia YOUR TIN FOIL HAT WON’T SHIELD YOU FROM CLIMATE DISRUPTION
Global Warming Hoaxes and Conspiracies
 
  ORGANIC COTTON   (Corporate Governance Issue #200) 01-FEB-2009
  Benefits of Organic Cotton article link; thumb of bud of cotton HOLLYWOOD FASHION NIGHTMARE:
“MANDATORY UNIFORMS ON OSCAR NIGHT!”

Everyday Clothing and Benefits of Organic Cotton
 
  CORPORATE MEDIA   (Corporate Governance Article #160) 10-OCT-2006
  thumb of news monitors; link for article on Corporate Media HERE’S THE BREAKING NEWS ON WHO’S BREAKING NEWS’ USEFULNESS
Corporate Media and News Talk Shows – Tune In, Turn Off!
 
  CORPORATE GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS   (Corporate #133) 21-JUN-2005
  thumb of c o 2 graph; link for environmental article, Global Warming Myths and Facts - Challenging the Global Warming Skeptics MYTH MANNERS THINKS ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE
WOULD BE RUDE

Global Warming Myths and Facts – Challenging the
Global Warming Skeptics
 
  CORPORATIONS & GLOBAL TRADE AGREEMENTS   (Article #118) 08-MAR-2005
  thumb graphic of W T O octopus; link for environmental article, Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Jobs and Democracy LOSE TWO JOBS, OUTSOURCE ONE FREE!
Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on
Jobs and Democracy
 
  CHEMICAL DISASTERS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY   (#105) 07-DEC-2004
  photo of chemical tanks; link for environmental article, Could the Bhopal Chemical Disaster Happen in the United States? “20 YEARS” IS THE METHYL-ISOCYANATE ANNIVERSARY
Could the Bhopal Chemical Disaster Happen in the
United States?
 
  DEMOCRACY & CORPORATE POWER   (Corporate Issue #101) 11-NOV-2004
  picture of the populace; link for environmental article, Adding Some Direct Democracy to Our Government Could Help the Environment and Other Causes INJECTING A SHOT OF REBEL YELL INTO OLD GLORY
Adding Some "Direct Democracy" to Our Government Could Help the Environment and Other Causes
 
  CORPORATE CONTROL OF FOOD   (Governance Issue 60) 15-APR-2004
  picture of corporate offices; link for environmental article, Moving Forward Toward a Fair and Sustainable Agriculture System THE LOW-YIELD CORPORATE BONDS THAT TIE UP PROGRESS
Moving Forward Toward a Fair and Sustainable Agriculture System
  (pt 4 of 4)
 
  AGRICULTURE / CORPORATE POWER   (Corporate Governance 58) 08-APR-2004
  picture of semi truck on industrial farm; link for environmental article, How Mega-Corporations Exploit the Profit Potential of Our Food System TOO MANY CORPORATE COW PIES ON THE INDUSTRIAL FARM
How Mega-Corporations Exploit the Profit Potential of Our Food System
 
  ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC DISINCENTIVES   (Issue 51) 16-MAR-2004
  picture of butane tanks; link for environmental article, The Financial Motives Behind Not Being Green BANK SHOT IN THE CORONER POCKET
The Financial Motives Behind Not Being Green
 
  CORPORATE POLLUTION   (Corporate Governance Article 35) 20-JAN-2004
  picture of peeling lead paint; link for environmental article, Regulatory and Personal Solutions for Reducing Lead Exposure WHO WILL LEAD ON LEAD POLLUTION?
Regulatory and Personal Solutions for Reducing Lead Exposure
  (pt 2 of 2)
 
  PARADIGM SHIFT   (Corporate Governance Issue 7) 25-SEP-2003
  picture of field of wheat, link to environmental article, Paradigm Shift - How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game TIGHTLY CLUTCHING YOUR NEW HURST PARADIGM SHIFTER
How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game
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OTHER SITES AND RESOURCES
      . . . for Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility

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 esponsibility

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

A network supporting more than 150 analysts who specialize in integrating environmental, social, and governance research with investing

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BOOKS
      . . . on Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Corruption, Greed, Fraud

 

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  book cover for Jennifer Government, A Novel

"You don't know what these people are like. They don't stop until you make them stop," warns the title character of "Jennifer Government." It's a tale of good guys and bad guys, all gone haywire over corporate power and bigger bottom lines. The novel is fast-paced and well written, and it hides any moral lessons well beneath the engaging plot. (by Max Barry)

 
  book cover for Cell Phones and The Dark Deception, by Carleigh Cooper, 7/6/2009

Find Out What You're Not Being Told...And Why

Cell Phones and The Dark Deception scrutinizes the evidence to resolve a question that has been lingering since 1993: Are cell phones safe? The book probes the evidence, industry cover-ups, and government secrets to answer the question definitively. Find out what you're not being told...and why. The book also discusses ways to reduce your exposure and risk without giving up your cell phone.

 
  book cover for Infectious Greed, Apr-2003

How Deceit and Risk Corrupted the Financial Markets

Real-life Wall Streeters apparently think that "greed is good" was more than a line out of a movie. Find out how 15 years of derivatives disasters have devastated a variety of large, well known companies, and find out where the author puts the blame for the continuing fiascos. (by F. Partnoy)

 
  book cover for Branded - The Buying and Selling of Teenagers, Jan-2003

Did you know that there is an annual "Advertising and Promotion to Kids Conference"? Yup, there is. The product pushers are bent on manipulating teens' images of themselves—and picking their pockets in the process. Learn about the slimy underbelly of teen advertising and marketing programs and the serious consequences they're having. (by Alissa Quart)

 

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Jokes and Cartoons
      . . . about Corporate Governance, Corporate Greed, Corporate Ethics

     
Cartoons about Corporations link; thumb of man CORPORATIONS RULE! ... THIS COMICS PAGE
Cartoons about Corporations
 
Productivity Cartoon / Efficiency Joke link; thumb of a mug of beer ANNOUNCING THIS YEAR’S
PRODUCTIVITY AWARD WINNERS!

Productivity Cartoon / Efficiency Joke
 
thumb of business man; link for joke-cartoon, THIS YEAR'S MOST NOTABLE BUSINESS FAILURES THIS YEAR’S MOST NOTABLE BUSINESS FAILURES
 
thumb of for sale sign; link for joke-cartoon, OFFERS THAT SEEM A TAD SUSPICIOUS OFFERS THAT SEEM A TAD SUSPICIOUS
 
cartoon thumb of Monopoly board; link for joke-cartoon, MONOPOLY BOARD GAME: UPDATED PLAYING PIECES “MONOPOLY” BOARD GAME:
UPDATED PLAYING PIECES
 
man preparing to bathe; link for joke-cartoon, HOW TO SPOT A TELEMARKETING SCAM HOW TO SPOT A TELEMARKETING SCAM
 
picture of smiling accountant; link for joke-cartoon, ADVERTISING CLAIMS OF GOOD AND BAD ACCOUNTING FIRMS ADVERTISING CLAIMS OF GOOD AND BAD ACCOUNTING FIRMS
 
cartoon picture of kid in cowboy hat; link for joke-cartoon, WHAT LITTLE KIDS WOULD DO IF THEY WERE IN CHARGE AT THE OFFICE WHAT LITTLE KIDS WOULD DO IF THEY WERE IN CHARGE AT THE OFFICE
 
picture of corporate officer; link for environmental joke-cartoon, WHERE AIR POLLUTANTS COME FROM, ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY WHERE AIR POLLUTANTS COME FROM, ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY
 
cartoon picture of blindfolded man; link for joke-cartoon, HOW CORPORATE LEADERS MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS HOW CORPORATE LEADERS MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS
 
cartoon picture of mob boss smoking cigar; link for joke-cartoon, SIGNS YOU'RE WORKING FOR A MOB-CONTROLLED COMPANY SIGNS YOU’RE WORKING FOR A MOB-CONTROLLED COMPANY
 
     

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      . . . on Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Corruption, Greed, Fraud

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  book cover for Pigs at the Trough, Jan-2003

How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America

Documents greed and power mongering by those at the top—the thin layer of wealthy, powerful people in politics and corporate America who are determined to become even more so, even if dirty dealing is required.
(by Arianna Huffington)

 
  book cover for Power Failure by Sherron Watkins, Jan-2002

The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron

Enron's aggressive growth "techniques" and its mega-ton collapse will remain in memory for a long time. Sherron Watkins, the primary whistleblower in the case, will no doubt be thankful for relative obscurity in the future, but here her story and Enron's escapades are chronicled.

 
  book cover for The Number, Mar-2003

How the Drive for Q. Earnings Corrupted Wall Street and Corporate America

As the accumulation of wealth accelerated in the 1990s, corporate officers began getting creative to ensure their stock prices stayed high and opportunities for ever more wealth remained open. Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom are familiar cases, but many other firms did book-diddled too. (by Alex Berenson)

 
  book cover for Dancing With the Tiger, Jun-2002

Learning Sustainability Step by Natural Step

Is the multinational corporate environment a hopeless greed-driven mess? No, argue the authors: global capitalists can be creative, can be industry leaders, and can be profitable—and still behave in a environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner. (by Nattrass, Altomare)

 
  book cover for Five Past Midnight in Bhopal, 2002

In 1984, a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India leaked a cloud of deadly gas that killed between 15,000 and 30,000 local residents and permanently injured hundreds of thousands of others. The book tells the story of the disaster and the inadequate government and corporate response that has added to the tragedy. (by Dominique Lapierre, Javier Moro)

 
  book cover for Eating in the Dark, Aug-2003

America's Experiment With Genetically Engineered Food

Most Americans aren't aware that the corn and soy they eat is genetically modified, or whether that even matters. But there is a battle being waged for big profits and market domination, and the consumer is intentionally being left out of the discussion. Find out why you should care. (by K. Hart)

 

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