Annie Leonard Derides Corporate Influences on American Democracy [Video]

You may not agree with everything in this video, but I'm posting the link to the article for the fundamental opinion that corporate america is screwing up a lot of things - our food supply and the idea of the USRDA in vitamin and calorie intake, to name a few. This is reflected in the film Food Inc, King Corn, and various others.

I make no comittment to the quality of information in the video, but think the idea is pretty intriguing....

 

 

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Annie Leonard Derides Corporate Influences on American Democracy [Video]

via Fast Company by Ariel Schwartz on 3/1/11

Annie Leonard is a whiz at tackling tough topics (bottled water, the cosmetics industry) in viral video-sized spans of time. Her latest, The Story of Citizens United v. FEC, is no different. The video explores "the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy," according to Leonard, and begins to explore some of the reasons why corporations can dodge the blame for mucking up the environment.

It's certainly a contentious video--one that is likely to peeve viewers who appreciate the major role that large companies play in democracy. It could be argued that some corporations even wield this outsized power for good (see this Treehugger post on how Walmart is becoming the new EPA). Check out Leonard's video below.

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