Corporations control almost every aspect of our lives. At the top, lobbyists exert influence over politicians. But on an everyday level, from the food we eat, to the air we breathe (not to mention what we see when we walk down the street or turn on the television) we have put our lives in their hands. So why do they often seem immune to legal controls? In this special Link TV presentation we are joined by best-selling author and journalist Naomi Klein (“The Shock Doctrine,” “No Logo”) to look at the history and power of these massive entities. Also airing is Part 2 of the popular documentary The Corporation.

The Corporation
Winner of 26 international awards.
10 Audience Choice Awards including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, this unique documentary explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation has transformed audiences and dazzled critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics - including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change.

The Corporation – Part 2
Part Two of Link TV’s presentation of The Corporation looks at how corporations have often tried to undo democracy if it is an obstacle to their drive for profit. From a 1934 business-backed plot to install a military dictator in the White House (undone by the integrity of one U.S. Marine Corps General, Smedley Darlington Butler) to present-day law-drafting, corporations have bought military might, political muscle and public opinion. But from massive international protests to local ballot initiatives, a movement is growing to strip corporations of their stranglehold on power.

LEARN MORE:

Read about Part 1 of this special. 

Visit The Corporation’s website, which includes more information on corporate accountability. 

Learn more about Naomi Klein and her work.
Corporate Accountability International is a membership organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns that challenge irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world.

Polaris Institute is engaged in retooling citizen movements for democratic social change in an age of corporate-driven globalization.

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