For a summary of information about 'corporate personhood'
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For more information about CITIZENS UNITED:
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This book chapter by Thom Hartmann is outstanding! Lots of historical information about the CITIZENS UNITED ruling, corporate personhood and the split on the Supreme Court. The chapter is from his newest book, Rebooting the American Dream. Click here: Wal-Mart Is Not a Person
http://www.truth-out.org/wal-mart-is-not-a-person66831----------------------------------------------------------
From Huffington Post: Former Justices Stevens and O'Connor Reject 'Citizens United' Supreme Court Decision
In this post you can read where former Justice O'Connor refers to the problem of corporations and unions being held to the same standard as an individual. She's referring to corporate personhood!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/19/stevens-oconnor-citizens-united_n_798389.html?view=print
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Economist Robert Frank's op-ed, Income Inequality: Too Big To Ignore, was in the New York Times in October, 2010. He describes how America's growing financial inequality affects people's lives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/business/17view.html -------------------------------------------------------
This is an excellent article from Programs on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD) titled Why Abolish All Corporate Constitutional Rights
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A February 2011 article in Mother Jones has 11 mind-blowing charts on the growing inequality of income and wealth in America:
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph
