John Perkins

And that's why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy is really about, what foreign aid is about, how our corporations work, where our tax money goes, I know we will demand change.

Economist

Zac Goldsmith

GM has never been about feeding the world or tackling environmental problems. It is and has always been about control of the global food economy by a tiny handful of giant corporations. It's not wicked to question that process. It is wicked not to.

British Politician

Jacques Villeneuve

All these corporations don't want their drivers to ruin their image, so you can't say what you think. You're basically not allowed to have a personality. How can you have any heroes if you don't allow personalities?

Canadian Celebrity

Frances O'Grady

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations.

British Activist

James Surowiecki

Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a few days and you'll be thin for life.

American Journalist

Robert Reich

Can we please agree that in the real world, corporations exist for one purpose and one purpose only - to make as much money as possible, which means cutting costs as much as possible?

American Economist

Jason Alexander

I kept being asked by corporations to do corporate gigs. And I said, 'I don't have anything. I'm not a stand-up. You want me to come sing show tunes for you? I don't think so.

American Actor

Ken Livingstone

The world is run by monsters and you have to deal with them. Some of them run countries, some of them run banks, some of them run news corporations.

English Politician

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.

Lebanese Scientist

Tommy Chong

Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations.

Canadian Actor

A corporation is legally like a person; it can own property, sue, or be sued.

Legal Personhood

Corporations are owned by shareholders who invest money and have certain rights.

Shareholders' Role

Multinational corporations operate across different countries beyond their origin.

Global Reach

A corporation in politics refers to local government bodies, not businesses.

Local Governance

Political corporations focus on serving the community's needs in a town or city.

Public Service

Members of a political corporation are typically elected by the public.

Election Basis

Corporations are groups aiming for one key mission, whether it's for profit or not.

Unified Purpose

Everyone in a corporation works together to achieve collective success. Collaboration is key.

Collaborative Effort

Some corporations are non-profit, existing to serve a cause rather than make money.

Non-Profit Context

 corporations keep us unaware and disconnected but they have underestimated our strength contrary to popular belief millions are waking up out of their sleep saying our home being taken right up under our feet we cannot allow a history to be written by the wicked greedy and loony it is our duty to protect Mother Nature from those who

His Epic Message Will...

 gonna show you and talk you through because we have a complex problem and I'm afraid complex problems only have complex solutions and the complex problem we have right now with the economy's main agent is that it's leading to and driving excessive demand because of uncontrolled I mean consumerism driven by the corporation is

How to build a greener,...

 a way to hold corporations accountable for their misdeeds, or, instead, a way to free them from onerous regulations. This brings us to the second strategy, choosing a defining fight. All politics is about contrasts. Few of us think about civic life in the abstract.

How to turn protest into...

 It is believed that Crundwell felt entitled to a lavish lifestyle based on her position, and the notoriety her winnings brought to the city. It's tempting to think of fraud as a victimless crime because corporations and civic institutions aren't people.

How people rationalize...

 and that's the free market system. About a year ago, some friends of mine and I started a not-for-profit called Just Capital. Its mission is very to help companies and corporations learn how to operate in a more just fashion by using the public's input

Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...

 indicating that gold smuggling is happening on a massive scale, without ever being subject to taxes. All of this creates a vicious cycle, forcing a continued reliance on the corporations that helped create the situation in the first place.

The true cost of gold - ...

 driven by large corporations and the trend of fast fashion has cost the environment, the health of farmers, and driven questionable human labor practices. It's also turned fashion into the second largest polluter in the world after oil.

The life cycle of a...

 benefit to it, but I was quickly told by some corporations that my personal passion project was not a brand fit because they didn't want their logos stamped across the ghettos of Haiti. Now, I wasn't just obsessed. I was outraged.

Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...

 The idea is to raise a transition fund from individual donors, corporations and institutions, but the deal is closed only after predetermined conditions are met and all funds committed. So multiparty, single

This country isn't just...

 is controlled by just five multinational corporations, it's a grim picture. As we're moving into cities, the world is also embracing a Western diet. And if we look to the future, it's an unsustainable diet.

Corporation

A large company or group of companies that is legally recognized as a single unit.

Often appears as...

A group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.

Often appears as...

A group of people who work together as a single entity to achieve a common goal.

Often appears as...

Legal Personhood

Shareholders' Role

Global Reach

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