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Consumerism, Ecology, the Corporation

The Story of Stuff
Explore the global materials economy and its impact on economy, environment and health.

What is the Story of Stuff?

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

Click HERE to watch the video.

Taming the Giant Corporation Conference

TAMING THE GIANT CORPORATION:
A National Conference on Corporate Accountability
Presented by Ralph Nader and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law

June 8, 9 and 10, 2007 in Washington, DC 2007

Videos of the conference are available online now.
(Ralph Nader, Carl Mayer, Dean Baker, Gar Alperovitz, Richard Grossman, and much, much more)

See Videos linked from the agenda page.

Abstract:

Corporations were originally chartered by the states in the early nineteenth century to be our servants not our masters. Now the servant has become master.

During this conference, hundreds of leading scholars, advocates, and activists convened in Washington, D.C. to discuss how to subordinate raw corporate power to the will of the people.

In addition to the speakers listed above, conference speakers also included U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman, Mark Green of Air America, Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO, and many more.

"Taming the Corporation" aimed to go beyond exposé to galvanize discussion, insight and strategic thinking about how to subordinate corporate power to the will and interests of the people.

Educational Presentations

Presentations: Corporate Civil Rights Destroy Democracy. Local People Stand Up for Right of Self Determination.

Is Sustainability Possible With Corporate Dominance of Democracy:
Click here for Power Point: Corporate Power, Democracy, and Sustainability

Discussion: "If Corporations are People and Money is Speech, Is Democracy a Myth?
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Videos on democracy topics

YouTube and Google Video Links

Click to watch videos on topics of democracy as it relates to the constitution, class, racism, corporations, media, campaigns, war, empire, and more.

Pharma: The New Drug Lord?

Listen to how Big Pharma's big corporate power rules the whole medical system, the FDA, and Congress. And how this probably harms a patient you know. Click to Listen to the Show (24 MB MP3)

When Dr. Marcia Angell — former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine — published The Truth About Drug Companies, it was proclaimed as The Jungle of the 21st century. But whatever shockwaves Angell’s book sent, they clearly weren’t strong enough to unsettle Big Pharma’s foundation.

This week alone The New York Times ran three articles that surely had Big Pharma refilling its prescription for damage control. According to the Times, doctors are reaping millions of dollars by over-prescribing Epo to the detriment of their cancer patients, psychiatrists are raking it in by over-prescribing anti-psychotics to children, and Purdue Pharma is facing hundreds of millions in fines for “misbranding” the painkiller Oxycontin. And these issues are just symptoms of the plague that has overtaken our healthcare system.

Marcia Angell, M.D. is a Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School Former Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine.