Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy from Big Money and Global Corporations

The Fabrication Of Corporate Rights I have read more than a few books on the subject of Citizens United and the corporate purchase of our government. There are other 5 star books, but this is the best I have read so far.The author dissects the problem, provides the history, and solutions to the problem.The. A Powerful and hugely important message This is an invaluable book to anyone concerned with the increasing and almost unchecked power of powerful corporations in our political system. Numerous court decisions, not just Citizens United, have made a bad situation worse. Clements explains without resorting to leg. If you want to understand how corporations "became people; If you want to understand how corporations "became people;" the severe damage that the Supreme-Court-created doctrine of "Corporate Constitutional Rights" has done to our "small 'd'/small 'r' democratic republic;" and, what WE THE PEOPLE can do to restore the Founders' v

Read this book, and join the work to save our democracy.”—Congressman Jim McGovern, lead sponsor of constitutional amendments to overturn Citizens United “More relevant than ever, this updated edition of Corporations Are Not People chronicles the remarkably vibrant, nationwide grassroots movement to ‘get money out and voters in.’”—Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher, The Nation “Jeff Clements, in this remarkably clear-eyed historical and contemporary analysis of sti

Since the first edition, 16 states, 160 members of Congress, and 500 cities and towns have called for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, and the list is growing. He includes a new chapter, “Do Something!,” showing how—state by state and community by community—Americans are using creative strategies and tools to renew democracy and curb unbalanced corporate power. This is a fight we can win!  . In this timely and thoroughly updated second edition, Jeff Clements describes the strange history of this bizarre ruling, its ongoing destructive effects, and the growing movement to reverse it. NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling that the rights of things—money and corporations—matter more than the rights of people, America has faced a crisis of democracy

. An attorney, Jeff has represented and advocated for people, businesses, and the public interest since 1988. Jeff Clements is a cofounder of Free Speech for People, a nonpartisan campaign to reverse Citizens United, work for equal citizenship for all Americans, and reform corporate law