Anti-corporate activism
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Anti-corporate activism is
Disagreements with corporations
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Opponents of corporate globalization believe that governments need greater powers to control the market, limit or reduce corporate power, and eliminate rising income inequality.
Anti-corporate activists believe that large multinational corporations gained too much influence by hiring lobbyists to advance their political and economic agendas worldwide and to increase corporate profits.[citation needed]
Counter-arguments
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The defenders of corporations, such as Ron Arnold, highlight that governments legislate in ways that restrict the actions of corporations and that lawbreaking companies and executives are routinely caught and punished, usually in the form of monetary fines.
Alliances
Anti-corporate activists often ally with other activists, such as
In recent years, the number of books (Naomi Klein's 2000 No Logo being a well-known example) and films on the subject has increased, such as The Corporation,[2] which has to a certain extent supported anti-corporate politics.
Art activism
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An artist critical of
Anti-corporate web sites
In June 2008,
Rise of anti-corporate globalization
On November 30, 1999, nearly fifty thousand people protested the WTO meetings in Seattle, which disrupted and ended the meetings. Participants communicated their strategies through emails, websites, and other platforms. Some new anti-globalization networks have emerged.[6]
In the United States, anti-corporate globalization movements reemerged after less attention was given to the war in Iraq, resulting in an increase in mass mobilizations.[6]
See also
- Anti-consumerism
- Anti-globalization
- Bernie Sanders
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Corporatocracy
- Evil corporation
- Lobbying in the United States
- McLibel case
- Multinational Monitor
- Occupy movement
- POCLAD – The Program On Corporations, Law, and Democracy
- Public Citizen
- Ralph Nader
- Criticisms of corporations
References
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- ^ The Corporation Archived June 9, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spackman, Alan. "Conceptual Art:The Political Stream". Academia. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Zetter, Kim (2008-06-13). "The Secret Seven". Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ Zetter, Kim (2008-06-13). "Dotcom Confidential". Condé Nast Publications. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
- ^ Sage Publications, Inc.: 191–199.