Corporatism

In his 30s, after writing a series of mainstream novels, Gore Vidal decided to try his hand at historical fiction. This decision would set him on a path to waking up to the atrocities carried out by the United States dating back to Abraham Lincoln. Vidal was one of the first public figures to question the motives and wisdom of Lincoln—and he was lambasted for it ...

NY Times said Obamacare “sharply penalizes full-time employment in favor of part-time employment.” In response to the employer mandate of Obamacare, many businesses and colleges switched some of their employees from full to part time. Leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE penned a 2013 letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi stating that Obamacare will “destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American ...

The US Supreme Court made a ruling on lawsuits against drug companies for fraud, mislabeling, side effects and accidental death. From now on, 80 percent of all drugs are exempt from legal liability. Drug companies failed to warn patients that toxic epidermal necrolysis was a side effect. But the Supreme Court ruled they're still not liable for damages. In a 5-4 vote, the US Supreme Court ...

(CorbettReport.com) On 19 September 2012, the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology published a peer-reviewed paper entitled "Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize." The two-year toxicity study, which cost €3.2 million, was conducted at the University of Caen by Séralini and seven colleagues and was the first ever study to examine the long-term (lifetime) effects of eating GMOs. It confirmed that both ...

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) (also known as the E-PARASITE Act, House Bill 3261, or H.R. 3261) was a bill that was being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives that was demanded by the wealthy corporations as well as the music and film industry. If passed, this bill would impose a number of controversial measures for dealing with online piracy including the distribution of copyrighted material via ...

hile the “empire of consumption” has been around for a long time[1], American society in the last 30 years has undergone a sea change in the daily lives of children – one marked by a major transition from a culture of innocence and social protection, however imperfect, to a culture of commodification. Youth are now assaulted by a never-ending proliferation of marketing strategies that colonize their ...

A meeting of the International Security Advisory Board marked the first gathering of ISAB members appointed by Secretary Clinton. Pursuant to statute, ISAB was established to advise and make recommendations to the Secretary of State “on United States arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament policy and activities,”  with required participation by “individuals who have a demonstrated knowledge and technical expertise with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and ...

What’s it all about? In a nutshell, the 5-4 Citizens United decision allowed corporations (including certain nonprofit corporations) and labor unions to expand their role in political campaigns. The case did not affect contributions to a candidate’s actual campaign. It is still illegal for companies and labor unions to give money directly to candidates for federal office. What changed: many outside, non-candidate organizations could now raise and spend ...

The United States Supreme Court ruling in KSR v. Teleflex fundamentally changed the law of obviousness, making it harder to obtain patent protection. The Supreme Court’s decision in KSR essentially says that if you set out to accomplish something and you do accomplish what you set out to achieve then the resulting innovation is obvious. Of course, that is ridiculous because under such a standard only accidental innovation would be ...

The treasonous Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Treaty was signed by the oil-rich Muslim kingdom of Brunei, then-Socialist Chile, free-trade New Zealand, and rights-deprived Singapore. Negotiations to expand membership and add treaty elements began in 2010; the project name was shortened to Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty.  Nations that are currently negotiating membership terms include Australia, Brunei, Chile, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, ...