Table of Contents
Preface to this Second Edition vii
Preface to the First Edition xi
Foreword: Fighting Back Bill Moyers xv
Introduction: What's at Stake 1
1 American Democracy Works, and Corporations Fight Back 7
2 Corporations Are Not People-and They Make Lousy Parents 35
3 If Corporations Are Not People, What Are They? 61
4 Corporations Don't Vote; They Don't Have To 83
5 Did Political Inequality and Corporate Power Destroy the Working American Economy? 115
6 Corporations Can't Love 133
7 Restoring Democracy and Republican Government 151
8 Do Something 175
Resources 194
The People's Rights Amendment 195
Citizens' Equality Amendment 196
We, the People Amendment 197
Sample Amendment Resolution 198
Questions and Answers About the People's Rights Amendment 200
Free Speech for People and Appalachian Voices' Request for Revocation of Massey Energy Company Charters 206
Sources and Recommended Reading 211
Notes 215
Index 237
About the Author 245