Category Archives: Corporate Intrusion

Is corporate power being protected to avoid criminal prosecution? Are political campaign funds coming mostly from large corporations and very rich benefactors? Is the government awarding contracts to those corporations that helped during the campaign without using normal government contracting guidelines? Are most of the lobbyists at the seat of the government funded by the corporations and rich benefactors? Are the ears of government leaders going to the highest bidder? When will the Cabinet be expanded to include the Department of Business? Will the requirements for the Cabinet be expanded to include a masters in Business Administration? How far is too far?

Corporate intrusion is the erosion of representative governance through the massive funding from the ONE% (Citizens United) to elect their preferred representatives, vast numbers of corporate lobbyists to deliver daily corporate demands to their representatives, and predatory privatization of, among other public resources, our public education system.

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

The Danger of American Fascism – Then and Now

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Back in August 2006, I wrote a post called, “Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?” I think we are much closer to knowing our answer now and President Obama’s progressive inauguration speech provided a glimpse of the beginning of the end of this corporate threat to America. Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/seven-brides-seven-corporations-1359473961" title="The extreme's of corporate governance." target="_blank">Seven Brides for Seven Corporations</a>
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Neoliberalism Threatens Our Democracy By Replacing Our Social State with a Punishing State

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In an interview of Henry Giroux about the War on youth in America, Canada and Great Britain, there is a great summary of neoliberalism, its destructive power, and its reliance on an unfettered free market. Your works speak about an … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/12/14/1337221/a-timeline-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us-since-columbine/" title="The rate of people killed by guns in the US is 19.5 times higher than similar high-income countries in the world." target="_blank">A Timeline Of Mass Shootings In The US Since Columbine</a>
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Dirk Van Dongen – Strengthening The Military-Corporate Complex and Enriching the ONE%

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In an address to the nation on January 17, 1961, in the middle of nurturing the greatest middle class this world has ever seen, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned, “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/how-extreme-business-roundtable-check-out-its-attack-elderly-1358433148" title="Check out its attack on the elderly" target="_blank">How extreme is the Business Roundtable?</a>, <a href="http://nationbuilders.thenation.com/profiles/blogs/why-congress-With a full court press by the Gang of Six reinforcing the White House push, the Bush bill, offering $1.35 trillion in tax cuts over a decade, passed the House by 240-154 in May 200>Why Congress Often Ignores Public Opinion</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/surprising-studies-find-dc-does-what-wealthiest-want-majority-opposes-1364478013" title="Politicians act almost exclusively in the interests of the wealthy and many of them believe that the public is behind them" target="_blank">Surprising Studies Find D.C. Does What Wealthiest Want, Majority Opposes</a>
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Why Are Some Americans More Concerned About Consuming Than Preserving Their Democracy?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The excerpts below are from a recent article by Henry Giroux, titled “Why Don’t Americans Care About Democracy at Home?” The basic answer is “economic Darwinism,” which “promotes a politics of cruelty,” “undermines all forms of solidarity capable of challenging … Continue reading →

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Randy Weber Exposed – You Are Known by the Company You Keep

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Randy Weber is a member of ALEC and the Koch brothers are supporting ALEC. This says a lot about Randy Weber. ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, with the help of many corporations, has written hundreds of model legislative bills … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/15044.htm" title="Read about ALEC’s hand in protecting oil companies, chemical manufacturers and Wall Street banks" target="_blank">Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America</a>, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/tag/alec/" title="Specific news items on ALEC" target="_blank">Think Progress stories on ALEC</a>
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How Wealthy are the Forbes 400 – Let’s Try Some “Arithmetic” …

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Robert Reich made the following statement last June, ” … the richest 400 Americans {own} as much as the bottom 150 million put together.” Let me try to put this in perspective with a little “arithmetic.” Imagine 400 small towns … Continue reading →

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More Research Invalidates Extreme Right-wing Principle – Solely “Self-made”

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The extreme right-wing, strict father, authoritarian family model, which is represented in many ways by the Romney/Ryan twosome, includes the principle of the self-made individual – each person is totally responsible for their success. This is what George Lakoff calls … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=1846" title="The empowerment infrastructure [of our society through its government], provided by taxes, is usually taken for granted, hidden, or ignored." target="_blank">Causation – Paying Taxes Contributes to Everyone’s Success</a>
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2012 Election – Are We Going to Return to a National Legalized Gozzle-up Ponzi Scheme?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Andy Hailey

(The following is a reposting of an entry from August of 2010 with minor updates.) This posting was inspired by an article at Rational Revolution. It takes another look at the disproportionate shift in income to the mega and ultra … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/17/856711/ten-inequality-charts-occupy/" title="Romney, Ryan and the Devil's Budget: Will America Keep Its Soul?" target="_blank">Occupy Wall Street One Year Later: Ten Key Charts About Inequality</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11872-henry-a-giroux-why-dont-americans-care-about-democracy-at-home" title="The richest 400 Americans owning as much as the bottom 150 million put together" target="_blank">Why Don't Americans Care About Democracy at Home?</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.offthechartsblog.org/understanding-the-federal-tax-debate/" title="A compilation of key CBPP analyses, blog posts, and graphics that provide context for the debate around federal taxes" target="_blank">Understanding the Federal Tax Debate</a>
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What’s It Gonna Be: Representative Governance or Corporate Governance?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Part of President Obama’s 2012 nomination acceptance speech made reference to the different visions and choices for our future. “And on every issue, the choice you face won’t just be between two candidates or two parties. It will be a … Continue reading →

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Destroying America’s Soul – The Devil’s Budget

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In his latest article, George Lakoff discusses how The Devils Budget proposed by the opponents to President Obama will eventually destroy the soul of our democracy by defunding all of its Public infrastructure: public protection, public empowerment, public education, public … Continue reading →

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