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Keeping private profits from getting in the way of the public good.

The Yes Men Fix the World The Yes Men Fix the World
posted Nov 12, 2009
Official 2009 trailer of "The Yes Men Fix the World"
Investing in the Right Relationships Investing in the Right Relationships
by Colin Beavan
posted Nov 11, 2009
Because we have invested so much in our relationships with corporations, community and familial relationships are weakened—to the point at which they can't provide sustenance when the corporate bond breaks.
Clash on Investment Clash on Investment
by Sarah Anderson
posted Nov 04, 2009
Corporations are fighting for the right to sue over government actions—including health, environment, and other public interest regulations—that diminish the value of an investment.
Spokane Considers Community Bill of Rights Spokane Considers Community Bill of Rights
by Mari Margil
posted Nov 04, 2009
Thousands of people voted to protect nine basic rights, ranging from the right of the environment to exist and flourish to the rights of residents to have a locally based economy and to determine the future of their neighborhoods.
23 Billion: Where's the Outrage? 23 Billion: Where's the Outrage?
by Davey D
posted Oct 27, 2009
After another round of massive bonuses to the financial industry, Hip Hop historian and activist Davey D wonders where all the protesters are.
Pranksters Fixing the World Pranksters Fixing the World
by Mark Engler
posted Oct 21, 2009
An interview with Andy Bichlbaum, one of The Yes Men, an infamously daring and creative duo of anti-corporate pranksters.
The Poor as Customers? The Poor as Customers?
posted Sep 18, 2009
John Harvey reviews Michael Edwards' Just Another Emperor? The Myths and Realities of Philantrocapitalism
Can Europe Pop the U.S. CEO Pay Bubble? Can Europe Pop the U.S. CEO Pay Bubble?
by Sarah Anderson
posted Sep 02, 2009
While the U.S. executives who caused the economic meltdown benefit from bailout money, Europe is stepping forward to cap CEO bonuses.
In Review :: Justicia Now In Review :: Justicia Now
by Lisa Gale Garrigues
posted May 07, 2009
Lisa Garrigues reviews this documentary about Ecuador’s oil wars.
Justicia Now! Justicia Now!
posted Apr 30, 2009
Justicia Now is a documentary about ChevronTexaco's toxic legacy in the Northern Ecuadorian region of the Amazon rainforest—and the largest environmental class action lawsuit in history.
Signs of Life :: Corporations Signs of Life :: Corporations
by Margit Christenson, Madeline Ostrander
posted May 22, 2008
Towns Rein in Corporate Power; Exxon Faces Court Challenges
Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge
posted Aug 29, 2007
Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge
Taking on Corporate Power Taking on Corporate Power
posted Aug 20, 2007
The stories in YES! Magazine's Stand Up to Corporate Power about the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up to challenge corporate dominance.
How Powerful? :: Just the Facts How Powerful? :: Just the Facts
posted Jul 29, 2007
Just how powerful are corporations anyway? some quick facts
Who's Standing Up? Who's Standing Up?
posted Jul 29, 2007
Look who's standing up to corporate power. David Solnit, Debra Harry, Bill Moyers, Alexia Salvatierra, Leo Gerard, Paula Wolff, Ward Morehouse, and more.
Common Knowledge Common Knowledge
by Jeff Kaplan
posted Jul 29, 2007
Whether the issue is water rights, big-box stores, meddling in local politics, or the taking of citizen's lands, almost every community in the United States - if not the world - is being harmed by excessive corporate power. Strategies of resistance need to invoke the people's right to exercise democratic power over corporations and governments.
Democracy Unlimited Democracy Unlimited
by Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap
posted Jul 29, 2007
In Arcata, California, and the rest of Humboldt County, non-local corporations are banned from politics.
Communities Take Power Communities Take Power
by Doug Pibel
posted Jul 29, 2007
Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.
Who Will Rule? Who Will Rule?
by Michael Marx, Marjorie Kelly
posted Jul 29, 2007
Big corporation have become de facto governments, and the ethic that dominates corporations has come to dominate society. But, citizen movements are proving that we can take on corporate power, and together build a future that works for all life. This article gives hope on how to change the current corporate rule to citizen rule.
Whose Voting Machines? Whose Voting Machines?
by Doug Pibel
posted May 20, 2004
Voting Machine Corporations Controlled by Republicans tied to Bush
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