[Texgreen] Focus on the Corporation
Sean Hale
seanhale@sbcglobal.net
Thu, 15 May 2008 12:55:20 -0500
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> LISTSERVE ANNOUNCEMENT: FOCUS ON THE CORPORATION
>
>Corp-Focus is a moderated listserve which distributes the weekly column
>"Focus on the Corporation," written by Robert Weissman, editor of
>Multinational Monitor magazine.
>
>To subscribe to Corp-Focus, go to
><http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/corp-focus>
>
>Or, you can send an e-mail message to
><corp-focus-request@lists.essential.org< with "subscribe" in the subject
>line of the message. (If you have any difficulty -- you shouldn't --
>resend the message to <corp-focus-admin@lists.essential.org> )
>
>Focus on the Corporation scrutinizes the multinational corporation --
>the most powerful institution of our time. Once a week, it reports and
>comments critically on corporate actions, plans, abuses and trends.
>Written with a sharp edge and occasional irreverence, Focus on the
>Corporation covers:
>
>* Globalization and corporate power;
>
>* The double standards which excuse corporations for behavior (e.g.,
>causing injury, accepting welfare) widely considered criminal or
>shameful when done by individuals;
>
>* Trends in corporate economic blackmail and political influence,
>including the use of front groups, PR campaigns and ideological crusades;
>
>* Industry-wide efforts to escape regulation, silence critics, employ
>new technologies or consolidate business among a few companies;
>
>* Specific, extreme examples of corporate abuses: destruction of
>communities, trampling of democracy, poisoning of air and water,
>endangering workers; and;
>
>* The corporatization of our culture.
>
>You can check out back columns at <http://www.corporatepredators.org>.
>To go directly to back columns, go to
><http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus>.
>
>Please post this notice on relevant lists, and accept our apologies for
>cross-posting.
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Tell all the Truth but tell it slant--
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth's superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind--
--Emily Dickinson, c. 1868--
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LISTSERVE ANNOUNCEMENT: FOCUS
ON THE CORPORATION <br><br>
Corp-Focus is a moderated listserve which distributes the weekly column
<br>
"Focus on the Corporation," written by Robert Weissman, editor
of <br>
Multinational Monitor magazine. <br><br>
To subscribe to Corp-Focus, go to <br>
<<a href="http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/corp-focus" eudora="autourl">
http://lists.essential.org/mailman/listinfo/corp-focus</a>> <br><br>
Or, you can send an e-mail message to <br>
<corp-focus-request@lists.essential.org< with "subscribe"
in the subject <br>
line of the message. (If you have any difficulty -- you shouldn't --
<br>
resend the message to <corp-focus-admin@lists.essential.org> )
<br><br>
Focus on the Corporation scrutinizes the multinational corporation --
<br>
the most powerful institution of our time. Once a week, it reports and
<br>
comments critically on corporate actions, plans, abuses and trends. <br>
Written with a sharp edge and occasional irreverence, Focus on the <br>
Corporation covers: <br><br>
* Globalization and corporate power; <br><br>
* The double standards which excuse corporations for behavior (e.g.,
<br>
causing injury, accepting welfare) widely considered criminal or <br>
shameful when done by individuals; <br><br>
* Trends in corporate economic blackmail and political influence, <br>
including the use of front groups, PR campaigns and ideological crusades;
<br><br>
* Industry-wide efforts to escape regulation, silence critics, employ
<br>
new technologies or consolidate business among a few companies; <br><br>
* Specific, extreme examples of corporate abuses: destruction of <br>
communities, trampling of democracy, poisoning of air and water, <br>
endangering workers; and; <br><br>
* The corporatization of our culture. <br><br>
You can check out back columns at
<<a href="http://www.corporatepredators.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.corporatepredators.org</a>>. <br>
To go directly to back columns, go to <br>
<<a href="http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus" eudora="autourl">
http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/corp-focus</a>>. <br><br>
Please post this notice on relevant lists, and accept our apologies for
<br>
cross-posting.</font><font face="arial"> </blockquote>
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Tell all the Truth but tell it slant--<br>
Success in Circuit lies<br>
Too bright for our infirm Delight<br>
The Truth's superb surprise<br>
As Lightning to the Children eased<br>
With explanation kind<br>
The Truth must dazzle gradually<br>
Or every man be blind--<br>
<br>
--Emily Dickinson, c. 1868--<br><br>
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