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*One stab at an event description: [[Cognitive Bias and Democracy]]
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[[User:Stan/draft text for thinking society]]<br>
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== Notes on the research ==
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== Draft Text for The Thinking Society ==
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== You probably know or at lease suspect that there is something wrong with the economics of our middle class today... But, it's not easy to know just what. Who gave the Supreme Court the right to create a new class of citizens? You probably know or at lease suspect that there is something wrong in the World today... But, it's not easy to know just what. ==
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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
 
'''Corporate Personhood''' is the most significant legal term that nobody knows.
 
'''Corporate Personhood''' is the most significant legal term that nobody knows.
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== History of Corporate Personhood ==
 
== History of Corporate Personhood ==
  
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*[https://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate-accountability-history-corporations-us/ Our Hidden History of Corporations in the United States (reclaimdemocracy .org)]
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*[https://celdf.org/2019/09/thom-hartmann-book-club-how-wealth-rules-the-world/ Listen to commentary on the Thom Hartman Book Club] The first 5 minutes says SO MUCH.
 
* [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/how-supreme-court-turned-corporations-people-200-year-saga/ How Supreme Court Turned Corporations into People - Mother Jones 2014/07]
 
* [http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/how-supreme-court-turned-corporations-people-200-year-saga/ How Supreme Court Turned Corporations into People - Mother Jones 2014/07]
 
* [http://www.nancho.net/corperson/timelin2.pdf Timeline of Personhood Rights and Powers - WILPF]
 
* [http://www.nancho.net/corperson/timelin2.pdf Timeline of Personhood Rights and Powers - WILPF]
 
* [https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/citizens-united History.com on the effects of Citizens United]
 
* [https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/citizens-united History.com on the effects of Citizens United]
 
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== Supporting Documents & Documentaries ==
 
== Supporting Documents & Documentaries ==
  
*[https://movetoamend.org/resolution/city-council-philadelphia-pa '''Philadelphia City Council Resolution''' June 21, 2012]
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#[https://movetoamend.org/resolution/city-council-philadelphia-pa '''Philadelphia City Council Resolution''' June 21, 2012]
*[http://thecorporation.com The Corporation (Film 2003)]<Br>**[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahIgg3kjLVwvGyQbjbxYAA ''The Corporation'' - on YouTube (full version in parts)]
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#[https://truepublica.org.uk/books/paul-craig-roberts-economy-lost-war-worlds/ Paul Craig Roberts – How the Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds (brief review by True Publica]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y888wVY5hzw The Corporation (full version)]
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#[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDtSSFEZY38 '''TED Talk''': Lincoln didn't fight the civil war to free the corporations: '''Thom Hartmann''' at TEDxConcordiaUPortland]
*[https://truepublica.org.uk/books/paul-craig-roberts-economy-lost-war-worlds/ Paul Craig Roberts – How the Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds (brief review by True Publica]
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#[https://movetoamend.org/ Move To Amend Coalition]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDtSSFEZY38 '''TED Talk''': Lincoln didn't fight the civil war to free the corporations: '''Thom Hartmann''' at TEDxConcordiaUPortland]
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#[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/end-corporate-personhood_b_3229883 '''HuffPost''' article: ''A Simple, 4-Step Method to End Corporate Personhood'']
*[https://movetoamend.org/ Move To Amend Coalition]
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#[https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/2/14/14601932/exxon-first-amendment-free-speech-citizens-global-warming Corporations like Exxon are using spurious free speech claims to fend off regulation - Vox]
*[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/end-corporate-personhood_b_3229883 '''HuffPost''' article: ''A Simple, 4-Step Method to End Corporate Personhood'']
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#[http://www.georgistjournal.org/2013/05/07/the-top-ten-problems-with-corporate-personhood/ The Top Ten Problems with “Corporate Personhood” - Gorgist Journal]
*[https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=why+is+corporate+personhood+complicated why+is+corporate+personhood+complicated]
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#[https://mais652.wordpress.com/about/corporate-hegemony/ Corporate Hegemony]
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTMniTboors4cYy2VIkj5OE95HdMw%3A1579975416886&source=hp&ei=-IIsXrrbM6GHggf_obzACQ&q=Challenging+Corporate+Personhood+Theory%3A+Reclaiming+the+Public+&oq=Challenging+Corporate+Personhood+Theory%3A+Reclaiming+the+Public+&gs_l=psy-ab.3...2154.2154..3694...1.0..0.210.210.2-1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.D-BRHI1XPjs&ved=0ahUKEwi6t-aLq5_nAhWhg-AKHf8QD5gQ4dUDCAc&uact=5 Challenging Corporate Personhood Theory: Reclaiming the Public]
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#[[Court Overturns Lake Erie Bill of Rights – Feb 28, 2020]]
*[https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/2/14/14601932/exxon-first-amendment-free-speech-citizens-global-warming Corporations like Exxon are using spurious free speech claims to fend off regulation - Vox]
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#[https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-right-wing-legacy-of-justice-lewis-powell-and-what-it-means-for-the-supreme-court-today/ The Right-Wing Legacy of Justice Lewis Powell, and What It Means for the Supreme Court Today – By Bill Blum]
*[http://www.georgistjournal.org/2013/05/07/the-top-ten-problems-with-corporate-personhood/ The Top Ten Problems with “Corporate Personhood” - Gorgist Journal]
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== Video For Streaming ==
 
== Video For Streaming ==
Moneyocracy - Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission - Free Library
 
  
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*[https://youtu.be/k5kHACjrdEY The Story of Citizens United vs. FEC - 9 minutes]
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*[https://represent.us/ RepresentUs]
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**[[RepresentUs]]
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*[http://thecorporation.com The Corporation (Film 2003)]
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**[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCahIgg3kjLVwvGyQbjbxYAA ''The Corporation'' - on YouTube (full version in parts)]
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**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y888wVY5hzw The Corporation (full version 2 Hr 24 Minutes, Reload your screen if the short version appears)]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1co7bMQplwQ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | US government and civics] - <u>'''[[Khan Academy]]'''</u>
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1co7bMQplwQ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission | US government and civics] - <u>'''[[Khan Academy]]'''</u>
 
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*[[HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?]]
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**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBuBgz6RAY HEIST - Full Video on YouTube (1 hr 16 Minutes)]
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*[https://www.amazon.com/Requiem-American-Dream-Noam-Chomsky/dp/B01DL350MA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Noam+Chomsky&qid=1583192732&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1 Amazon Prime: Requiem-American-Dream-Noam-Chomsky] (1Hr 12 Mins)
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*[https://youtu.be/ceCNzPf_HN4 Talking to Conservatives about the Constitution Michael Ventrella - The Rob Kall Bottom Up Radio Show Podcast]
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*[https://youtu.be/L6FA8a33iN4 Citizens United vs. FEC: How Did It Happen?] (10 Mins, 29 Seconds)
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*[https://youtu.be/BLT04r7n4dE Supreme Court Justice Stevens Opens Up] (12 Mins, 22 Seconds)
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*[https://youtu.be/MeNSDzdEE9I How retired Justice Stevens would change the constitution] (9 Mins, 54 Sesonds)
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*[https://youtu.be/XhNm0luwYfo A Conversation with Justice John Paul Stevens] 51 Mins, 38 Seconds)
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== Questions ==
  
 
*What happens to people's moral sense of what is "right" or "wrong" when they are given a shield that limits their responsibility for the actions of their enterprise?
 
*What happens to people's moral sense of what is "right" or "wrong" when they are given a shield that limits their responsibility for the actions of their enterprise?
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*Where can people turn to protect themselves from life threatening commercial activities?
 
*Where can people turn to protect themselves from life threatening commercial activities?
 
*What actions are taken by large financial enterprises to insure their access to land and other resources?
 
*What actions are taken by large financial enterprises to insure their access to land and other resources?
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*Will overturning the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case create real democracy in America?
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== See Google Searches: ==
  
== Google Searches ==
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*[[Idea: Corporate Personhood Google Searches]]<br>
Louis Powell activist justicies
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNRGgXvLjefokSgmduGdlCrI3v53Rw%3A1581851312097&ei=sCJJXvfBBcG4gge7sbzICg&q=Louis+Powell+activist+justicies&oq=Louis+Powell+activist+justicies&gs_l=psy-ab.12..33i160.913246.913246..922025...0.3..0.118.118.0j1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.......0i71.0TNpF_q2XMM&ved=0ahUKEwj32a2s99XnAhVBnOAKHbsYD6kQ4dUDCAo Louis Powell activist justices]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNTJX43gm51Sh0M8quZhPInquhKJ_A%3A1580188335495&source=hp&ei=r8IvXrmYHIPe5gKbl67wBg&q=can+a+corporation+run+for+office&oq=can+a+corporation+run&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0j0i22i30l2.1451.55742..65541...1.0..0.84.1608.21......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i131j35i39j0i3.7L3zcabgNrU '''Google Search''': can a corporation run for office]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNSDMcRPXdCs2rbVRWYf4Pa8QYU4OA%3A1580009372035&source=hp&ei=nActXooU747nApL1mYAM&q=Challenging+Corporate+Personhood+Theory&oq=Challenging+Corporate+Personhood+Theory&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i299.2666.2666..4094...1.0..0.115.115.0j1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.4bKqwn5p-uY&ved=0ahUKEwiK0vDKqaDnAhVvx1kKHZJ6BsAQ4dUDCAc&uact=5 '''Google Search''': Challenging Corporate Personhood Theory]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNSC-9cvjHymux0A7JL6cpcyMeQshw%3A1581272064745&source=hp&ei=AExAXpSUKpqrytMP1tyukAo&q=corporate+personhood+and+antitrust+laws&oq=corporate+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i39l2j0i67l7j0.1529.6038..8862...1.0..0.96.757.10......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i131.A7H0MJk6aAo '''Google Search''': corporate personhood and antitrust laws]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNR_0pPBDvohCDE_5P1oQ6DUtR1NSQ%3A1581272074347&ei=CkxAXqvuFOmIytMPi8W1-Ac&q=corporations+have+more+rights+than+individuals&oq=corporate+personhood+and+antitrust+laws&gs_l=psy-ab.1.3.0i71l7.0.0..243490...0.4..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.uVqP2hkNT5o '''Google Search''': corporations have more rights than individuals]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNRL-uAtnPTg_MId68SkH5nX1VbQYQ%3A1581272318779&ei=_kxAXoyTL5WwytMPxPq5mAQ&q=list+of+corporate+rights&oq=corporations+have+more+rights+than+individuals&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i71l7.0.0..179549...0.4..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.kekcyusmqCA '''Google Search''': list of corporate rights]
 
*[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Challenging+Corporate+Personhood+Theory&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart '''Google Scholar''': Challenging Corporate Personhood Theory]
 
  
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*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQM8hWHiWxAXTLGKtgzsYHChDYclw:1583147121280&q=Lewis+Powell+activist+justices&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiY5anO0vvnAhUhZDUKHRo9DGIQBSgAegQIDRAn&biw=1132&bih=643 '''Google Search''': Lewis Powell activist justices]
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**[https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-right-wing-legacy-of-justice-lewis-powell-and-what-it-means-for-the-supreme-court-today/ The Right-Wing Legacy of Justice Lewis Powell, and What It Means for the Supreme Court Today – By Bill Blum]
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*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01pf1rds2rjosrBv4JMB_m9h9XHLg%3A1590501127834&source=hp&ei=Bx_NXvGDMIWs_QbFr7DoAg&q=The+Constitution+as+forced+arbitration&oq=The+Constitution+as+forced+arbitration&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIICCEQFhAdEB4yCAghEBYQHRAeOgQIIxAnOgIIADoFCAAQgwE6BAgAEAo6BggAEBYQHjoFCCEQqwI6BQghEKABOgQIIRAKUI0XWInTAWDviwJoAXAAeACAAaMBiAH4GZIBBDMzLjaYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwixo_K11tHpAhUFVt8KHcUXDC0Q4dUDCAg&uact=5 Forced Arbitration]
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== Other Searches ==
 
== Other Searches ==
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=== Corporate Free Speach ===
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*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQGwN0Gfpu_MeGv0t8snmJgP6v1Xg%3A1581976029055&ei=3QlLXvXxAoj65gKf6pHoDw&q=corporate+free+speach+foundation&oq=corporate+free+speach+foundation&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i10i29i30.4468180.4473547..4484784...0.2..0.115.555.4j2......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j33i10.7a73e9uNRRo&ved=0ahUKEwi11IT6x9nnAhUIvVkKHR91BP0Q4dUDCAo&uact=5 '''Google Search''': corporate free speach foundation]
  
 
=== SSRN ===
 
=== SSRN ===
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**[https://ideas.repec.org/a/kap/jbuset/v154y2019i4d10.1007_s10551-018-3893-3.html Corporate Personhood and the Corporate Responsibility to Race]
 
**[https://ideas.repec.org/a/kap/jbuset/v154y2019i4d10.1007_s10551-018-3893-3.html Corporate Personhood and the Corporate Responsibility to Race]
 
*[https://ideas.repec.org/cgi-bin/htsearch?form=extended&wm=wrd&dt=range&ul=&q=citizens+united&cmd=Search%21&wf=4BFF&s=R&db=&de= Search of ideas.repec.org for "Citizens United"]
 
*[https://ideas.repec.org/cgi-bin/htsearch?form=extended&wm=wrd&dt=range&ul=&q=citizens+united&cmd=Search%21&wf=4BFF&s=R&db=&de= Search of ideas.repec.org for "Citizens United"]
 
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===YouTube Searches===
 
===YouTube Searches===
  
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=corporate+personhood Corporate Personshood]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=corporate+personhood Corporate Personshood]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=citizens+united Citizens United]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=citizens+united Citizens United]
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+wealth+rules+the+world how wealth rules the world]
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===Amazon===
 
===Amazon===
  
 
*[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=corporate+personhood&crid=Y0OFGP75K3LR&sprefix=corporate+person%2Caps%2C149&ref=nb_sb_ss_organic-pltr-v2_1_16 Amazon Search: Corporate Personhood]
 
*[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=corporate+personhood&crid=Y0OFGP75K3LR&sprefix=corporate+person%2Caps%2C149&ref=nb_sb_ss_organic-pltr-v2_1_16 Amazon Search: Corporate Personhood]
 
*[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Citizens+United&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Amazon Search: Citizens United]
 
*[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Citizens+United&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Amazon Search: Citizens United]
 
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*[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=corporations+and+american+democracy&crid=339LP5KKZE4X8&sprefix=corporations%2Caps%2C151&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_5_12 corporations and american democracy]
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*[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=corporations+and+other+business+associations&crid=6WXFTAGKTGIF&sprefix=corporations+a%2Caps%2C159&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_14 corporations and other business associations]
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===Free Library===
 
===Free Library===
  
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== Legal Resources ==
 
== Legal Resources ==
  
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvzsqpQB4Ng TED Talk by Fredrik Gertten: Filmmaker and Director about battling corporate Interests]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvzsqpQB4Ng TED Talk by Fredrik Gertten: Filmmaker and Director about battling corporate Interests]
*[https://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/civil-disobedience-just-became-civic-duty Thom Hartman Show, CDLF, Civil Disobedience Just Became a Civic Duty]
 
 
*[https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/monitor/corporate-frankenstein-monster Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Corporate Frankenstein Monster]
 
*[https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/monitor/corporate-frankenstein-monster Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Corporate Frankenstein Monster]
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== Constitutional Amendmants ==
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*[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-joint-resolution/48/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hjr48%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=2 We The People Amendment]
  
 
== Foreign Ownership of U.S. Corporations ==
 
== Foreign Ownership of U.S. Corporations ==
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*[[Who Controls the World: James B. Glattfelder at TEDxZurich|<big>'''Who controls the world'''</big>]]
 
*[[Who Controls the World: James B. Glattfelder at TEDxZurich|<big>'''Who controls the world'''</big>]]
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNRufl94pVCpKGphFaAG2v_4AuB75Q%3A1576970890930&source=hp&ei=iqr-XejSNcuv_QaWnJiIAQ&q=foreign+ownership+of+u.s.+stocks&oq=foreign+U.S.+Stocks&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i7i30.1664.12122..14755...1.0..0.280.1015.7j1j1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.......0i20i263j0j0i8i7i30j0i7i5i30j0i8i7i10i30j0i13i30j0i13i5i30j0i8i13i30.jdpBF6gaEaU '''Google Search: Foreign Ownership Of u.s. Stocks''']
 
*[https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNRufl94pVCpKGphFaAG2v_4AuB75Q%3A1576970890930&source=hp&ei=iqr-XejSNcuv_QaWnJiIAQ&q=foreign+ownership+of+u.s.+stocks&oq=foreign+U.S.+Stocks&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i7i30.1664.12122..14755...1.0..0.280.1015.7j1j1......0....2j1..gws-wiz.......0i20i263j0j0i8i7i30j0i7i5i30j0i8i7i10i30j0i13i30j0i13i5i30j0i8i13i30.jdpBF6gaEaU '''Google Search: Foreign Ownership Of u.s. Stocks''']
*[https://theintercept.com/2019/07/18/john-paul-stevens-was-right-citizens-united-opened-the-door-to-foreign-money-in-u-s-elections/ Article: John Paul Stevens Was Right: Citizens United Opened the Door to Foreign Money in U.S. Elections - [[The Intercept]]]
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*[https://theintercept.com/2019/07/18/john-paul-stevens-was-right-citizens-united-opened-the-door-to-foreign-money-in-u-s-elections/ Article: John Paul Stevens Was Right: Citizens United Opened the Door to Foreign Money in U.S. Elections -] [[The Intercept]]
 
*[https://finance.townhall.com/columnists/politicalcalculations/2019/07/24/foreign-ownership-of-us-stocks-n2550535 '''Foreign Ownership Of US Stocks - finance.townhall.com''']
 
*[https://finance.townhall.com/columnists/politicalcalculations/2019/07/24/foreign-ownership-of-us-stocks-n2550535 '''Foreign Ownership Of US Stocks - finance.townhall.com''']
 
*[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-much-of-america-do-foreigners-really-own-2016-09-27 '''How much of America do foreigners really own?''' - MarketWatch, Sept 27, 2016]
 
*[https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-much-of-america-do-foreigners-really-own-2016-09-27 '''How much of America do foreigners really own?''' - MarketWatch, Sept 27, 2016]
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**Unfortunately, the Citizens United decision opened an unexpected loophole that makes the United States more vulnerable to foreign influence. '''Because foreign entities can invest in U.S. corporations—and those corporations can in turn spend unlimited amounts of money on U.S. elections—foreign entities can now exert influence on the nation’s domestic political process.''' This is especially noteworthy as foreign investors now own a whopping 35 percent of all U.S. stock.
 
**Unfortunately, the Citizens United decision opened an unexpected loophole that makes the United States more vulnerable to foreign influence. '''Because foreign entities can invest in U.S. corporations—and those corporations can in turn spend unlimited amounts of money on U.S. elections—foreign entities can now exert influence on the nation’s domestic political process.''' This is especially noteworthy as foreign investors now own a whopping 35 percent of all U.S. stock.
 
*[https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/11/21/477468/ending-foreign-influenced-corporate-spending-u-s-elections-2/ Fact Sheet: ending-foreign-influenced-corporate-spending-u-s-elections-2/ - Center for American Progress]
 
*[https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2019/11/21/477468/ending-foreign-influenced-corporate-spending-u-s-elections-2/ Fact Sheet: ending-foreign-influenced-corporate-spending-u-s-elections-2/ - Center for American Progress]
 
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== Politics ==
 
== Politics ==
  
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*[[Greenpeace USA]]
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**[https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/greenpeace-analyzes-the-lewis-powell-memo-corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy/ corporate-blueprint-to-dominate-democracy - Greenpeace]
 
*[https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf testing_theories_of_american_politics]
 
*[https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf testing_theories_of_american_politics]
 
*[[Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)]]<Br>**[[Democracy School Online]]
 
*[[Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)]]<Br>**[[Democracy School Online]]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB81q6-3z0s '''Video: PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes'''] (1 hour & 29 minutes)
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB81q6-3z0s '''Video: PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes'''] (1 hour & 29 minutes)
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6FA8a33iN4 Citizens United vs. FEC: How Did It Happen? - From PAY 2 PLAY http://pay2play.tv] (11 minutes)
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6FA8a33iN4 Citizens United vs. FEC: How Did It Happen? - From PAY 2 PLAY http://pay2play.tv] (11 minutes)
 
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== Amending the Constitution ==
 
== Amending the Constitution ==
  
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There must be steps that We The People can take to insure that government and the investor class work to maintain our planet and the health, life, liberty. and the pursuit of happiness for all people everywhere..
 
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*[https://www.citizen.org/ Public Citizen]
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*[[American Promise]]
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*[[Corporations Are Not People – Jeffrey D. Clements]]
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*[[How Wealth Rules the World – Ben G. Price]]
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*[https://www.amazon.com/Argue-Constitution-Conservative-Michael-Ventrella/dp/1515423972/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=michael+ventrella&qid=1576097471&sr=8-1 How to Argue the Constitution with a Conservative – Michael A. Ventrella]
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Draft Text for The Thinking Society

You probably know or at lease suspect that there is something wrong with the economics of our middle class today... But, it's not easy to know just what. Who gave the Supreme Court the right to create a new class of citizens? You probably know or at lease suspect that there is something wrong in the World today... But, it's not easy to know just what.

Introduction

Corporate Personhood is the most significant legal term that nobody knows.

  • Every aspect of our economy and our democracy is impacted by the growing hegemony of corporations. Nothing in our society is as consequential to our lives and our ability as a free people to control the world we live in as is the doctrine of Corporate Personhood promulgated by the Supreme Court. And, you probably don't believe that this is true.... yet.

Definition of Corporate Personhood

In a U.S. historical context, the phrase 'Corporate Personhood' refers to the ongoing legal debate over the extent to which rights traditionally associated with natural persons should also be afforded to corporations.

History of Corporate Personhood

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Supporting Documents & Documentaries

  1. Philadelphia City Council Resolution June 21, 2012
  2. Paul Craig Roberts – How the Economy Was Lost: The War of the Worlds (brief review by True Publica
  3. TED Talk: Lincoln didn't fight the civil war to free the corporations: Thom Hartmann at TEDxConcordiaUPortland
  4. Move To Amend Coalition
  5. HuffPost article: A Simple, 4-Step Method to End Corporate Personhood
  6. Corporations like Exxon are using spurious free speech claims to fend off regulation - Vox
  7. The Top Ten Problems with “Corporate Personhood” - Gorgist Journal
  8. Corporate Hegemony
  9. Court Overturns Lake Erie Bill of Rights – Feb 28, 2020
  10. The Right-Wing Legacy of Justice Lewis Powell, and What It Means for the Supreme Court Today – By Bill Blum
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Video For Streaming

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Questions

  • What happens to people's moral sense of what is "right" or "wrong" when they are given a shield that limits their responsibility for the actions of their enterprise?
  • What effect does the profit motive have on how people make decisions about what their enterprise should or should not do?
  • What recourse do states, municipalities and citizens have when an enterprise harms them, their children or their property?
  • What recourse do people have when large enterprises establish policies and make use of otherwise public resources that act to reduce the people's ability to earn a living and live healthy, productive lives?
  • Where can people turn to protect themselves from life threatening commercial activities?
  • What actions are taken by large financial enterprises to insure their access to land and other resources?
  • Will overturning the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case create real democracy in America?
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See Google Searches:

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Other Searches

Corporate Free Speach

SSRN

Researchgate

IDEAS

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YouTube Searches

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Amazon

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Free Library

The Biological Basis for Property

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Legal Resources

Protecting People From Corporations

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Constitutional Amendmants

Foreign Ownership of U.S. Corporations

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Politics

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Amending the Constitution

Adoption of Ideas

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Possible Presentations

ResearchGate Project

Goal
The goal is to understand the influence of corporations on our democracy and to find useful language and explanations to use in informing the public.
Hypothesis
There must be steps that We The People can take to insure that government and the investor class work to maintain our planet and the health, life, liberty. and the pursuit of happiness for all people everywhere..

Organizations In This Work

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Books

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