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| English: Number of corporations that control nearly all U.S. media (through time) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| Network diagram showing interlocks between various U.S. corporations/institutions, and four major media/telecom corporations (circled in red). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
STOP CALLING THE
TPP A TRADE AGREEMENT: IT IS NOT. This is the message by Dave Johnson, of
the Campaign for America’s Future, in an article published online. He writes: “TPP
elevates corporations and corporate profits to and above the level of
governments. TPP
lets corporations sue governments for laws and regulations that cause them to
be less profitable. Enabling
tobacco companies to sue governments because anti-smoking campaigns limit
profits has nothing to do with trade. Enabling corporations to sue states that
try to regulate fracking has nothing to do with trade.
“While giving corporations a special channel
to sue governments, labor, environmental, consumer and other “stakeholder”
organizations do
not get a channel for
enforcement. This helps enable corporations to break unions, force wages down
and pollute without cost. “ Readthe article by clicking here
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