Book: Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human

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Book: Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the

Theft of Human Rights by Thom Hartmann

 

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Is it radical to say that individual American citizens should have

more rights than corporations? Well, let's look at a key section of

the " Declaration of Independence " : " We hold these truths to be

self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by

their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these

rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just

powers from the consent of the governed.... "

 

Does anyone see the word corporation in there?

 

We don't, and neither does renaissance writer and radio host Thom

Hartmann, author of " Unequal Protection. " (Hartmann is also a monthly

BuzzFlash book critic.)

 

This book had a relatively small audience when it was published two

years ago, but it deserves a much larger one. In it, Hartmann lays out

the historical case on how corporations came to assume the rights of

citizens or " personhood " in the United States. As a result of legal

maneuvering surrounding the 14th Amendment, companies came to demand

and be granted legal status and protections given to American citizens

under the Bill of Rights.

 

So, it's not a radical thought to think that there is something wrong

with this picture. It, in large part, explains how the White House is

now just another piece of corporate property, because corporations

are, in many ways, competitors to American citizens under the law.

It's like being in one of those television court room reality shows

arguing that your neighbor owes you $45 for taking a scissors to your

poodle's tail, except, in this case, it's the government of the United

States that is at stake. And your adversary is a multi-billion dollar,

multi-national company with a team of fifty Gucci-loafered lawyers.

And you're arguing for your rights as a citizen.

 

How did it all come down to this?

 

Read, " Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the

Theft of Human Rights, " and you'll know.

 

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Reviews | " Unequal Protection " | back to top

 

" Beneath the success and rise of American enterprise is an untold

history that is antithetical to every value Americans hold dear. This

is a seminal work, a godsend really, a clear message to every citizen

about the need to reform our country, laws, and companies. "

--Paul Hawken, author of Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce

 

" Unequal Protection should be in the hands of every thinking American.

If we do not awaken soon, democracy will be replaced by a new 'Third

Reich' of corporate tyranny. To be aware of the danger is the

responsibility of each of us. No one has told us the truth better than

Thom Hartmann. Read it! "

--Gerry Spence, author of Give Me Liberty!

 

" Hartmann combines a remarkable piece of historical research with a

brilliant literary style to tell the grand story of corporate

corruption and its consequences for society with the force and

readability of a great novel. I intended to take a first glance and

then couldn't put it down. "

--David C. Korten, author of When Corporations Rule The World

 

Description | " Unequal Protection " | back to top

 

Unequal taxes, unequal accountability for crime, unequal influence,

unequal privacy, and unequal access to natural resources and our

commons--these inequalities and more are the effects of corporations

winning the rights of persons while simultaneously being given the

legal protections to avoid the responsibilities that come with these

rights. Hartmann tells the intriguing story of how it got this

way--from the colonists' rebellion against the commercial interests of

the British elite to the distorted application of the Fourteenth

Amendment--and how to get back to a government of, by, and for the people.

 

Book Details | " Unequal Protection " | back to top

 

Hardcover: 320 pages

Publisher: Rodale Books (October 4, 2002)

ISBN: 1579546277

Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds.

 

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