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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results117 Connexions Library4 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 6 Sources Library 4 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAll Rights Reserved: Now We Know the Final TTP is Everything We Feared Malcolm, Jeremy Article 2015 The release by Wikileaks of what is believed to be the current and essentially final version of the intellectual property (IP) chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) confirms our worst fears a... Another world is possible if...  George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. Beating Back the Corporate Attack: Socialism and the struggle for global justice Clement, Chris; La Botz, Dan; Luce, Stephanie; Post, Charlie Book 2000 Our movement is calling for a new direction -- for democratic control of our political life, and for democratic control over the most important aspects of the economy. Why should handful of the super-... The Big Nickel: Inco at home and abroad Swift, Jamie, and the Development Education Centre Book 1977 An account of the economic power of the world's largest producer of nickel, how it operates in Canada and the Third World, and its human consequences. The Big Nickel also looks at the resistance to th... Bingo The big charity bonanza: New Internationalist October 2005 - #383 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 A look at issues surrounding big international non-governmental organizations. Blocking Public Participation: The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression Sheldrick, Byron Book 2014 Examines the different types of litigation and causes of action that frequently form the basis of SLAPPs (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation), and how these lawsuits transform political... Bound By Power: Intended Consequences Klaehn, Jeffery (ed.) Book These essays focus on how power and ideology work within society. Interviews are with Noam Chomsky, Linda McQuaig, Robert Bertuzzi and others. They speak to the issues of the understanding of power an... Building Economic Alternatives Moffatt, Gary Article 1992 Moffatt outlines many currently practiced methods of creating an alternative economy. Canada After Harper: His Ideology-fuelled Attack on Canadian Society and Values, and How We Can Resist and Create the Country We Want Finn, Ed (editor) Book 2015 Essays documenting the breadth and depth of the Harper government's attack on institutions, policies, and programs that embody values and principles shared by most Canadians: education, health care, w... The Canadian Corporate Elite: An Analysis of Economic Power Clement, Wallace Book 1975 An exhaustive study of the concentration and perpetuation of economic power in Canada. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 1 - May 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 2 - April 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 3 - June 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 4 - August 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Das Capital, Volume 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production Marx, Karl Book 1867 Marx's great work sets out to grasp and portray the totality of the capitalist mode of production, and the bourgeois society that emerges from it. He describes and connects all its economic features, ... Chile Versus the Corporations: A Call for Canadian Support Book 1973 This booklet sketches corporate (including Canadian) involvement in Chile, the attempts of the Allende government to reverse this domination and the massive repression against Chile instituted by the ... Class Warfare: The Assault on Canada's School Barlow, Maude; Robertson, Heather-Jane Book 1994 The authors show that the attack on schools has been mounted by representatives of big business who stand to make a fortune by privatizing education, aided by the religious right, who want to control ... The Common Good Chomsky, Noam; interviewed by David Barsamian Book 1998 Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world. Connexions: Volume 3, Number 6 - December 1978 - Unemployment/Chomage Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 5 - October 1979 - Nuclear Energy\Energie Nucleaire Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 5, Number 1 - January 1980 - Literacy/Alphabetisation Serial Publication (Periodical) 1980 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Library: Economy, Poverty, Work Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the economy and economics. The Corporate Consensus: A Guide to the Institutions of Global Power Draffan, George Article 2000 A detailed guide to the institutions and corporations which occupy the commanding heights of corporate power in the world today. Corporate influence Inside business How corporations make the rules: New Internationalist July 2002 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2002 A look into how corporate democracy works and facts regarding corporate influence. Also looks into a short history of corporations. Corporate Power and Canadian Capitalism Carroll, William K. Book 1986 Carroll looks at the accumulation of capital in Canada since the Second World War. Most of the book is devoted to tracing actual patterns of corporate ownership and intercorporate relationships. The Corporate State and Manufactured Dependence: Sure, It Can Get Worse...It's Happening Right Before Our Eyes Urie, Rob Article 2013 The 'resistance is futile' mindset that supports plutocrats and the global corporations they own assumes the existing order is the only possible order and the costs of resistance are too great because... Corporate Watch - Tracking Corporate Complicity in the Occupation of Palestine Website 2010 A blog to track companies profiting from the Israeli occupation of and apartheid policies in Palestine. In addition to research blogs, the site also includes all Corporate Watch's recent articles on I... The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Bakan, Joel Book 2003 Makes the case that corporations function as a psychopathic entity. A companion to Mark Achbar's 2003 documentary of the same name.
The Corporation Achbar, Mark; Abbott Jennifer Film/Video 2004 The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Corporation Nation Derber, Charles Book 1998 Derber writes that undemocratic corporations, not governments, are controlling society. The Corporations and the State: Essays in the Theory of Capitalism and Imperialism O'Connor, James Book 1974 Essays discussing modern U.S. capitalism and imperialism. Each chapter tries to delineate the relationship between 'economic' and 'political' processes, or at least recognize the unity between them. T... Corporations Meet Resistance Inside Boston's Schools Spritzler, John Article 1998 The corporate elite are a small minority and their values are the opposite of most peoples' values. Things that most people consider immoral, like deliberately increasing the number of students who fa... Crocodyl: Collaborative research on corporations Website Crocodyl is a collaboration sponsored by CorpWatch, the Center for Corporate Policy and the Corporate Research Project. Our aim is to stimulate collaborative research among NGOs, journalists, activist... Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt Hedges, Chris; Sacco, Joe Book 2012 The searing account Chris Hedges' and Joe Sacco's travels to sacrifice zones, those areas in the United States where human beings and the natural world are used and then discarded to maximize profit, ... Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News Winter, James Book 1997 Winter shows that far from providing "democracy's oxygen," the news media legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informated, news organizations manufacture publi... Devastating Crisis Unfolds: Against The Current vol. 132 Brenner, Bob Article 2008 Bob Brenner, for the ATC editors. The current crisis could well turn out to be the most devastating since the Great Depression. It manifests profound, unresolved problems in the real economy that have... The Empire God Built: Inside Pat Robertson's media machine Foege, Alec Book 1996 A profile of the demagogue who become one of the most successful media moguls in the world. The Encyclopedia of Censorship Green, Johnathon Book 1992 This Encyclopedia concentrates primarily on the United States and the United Kingdom, but it also covers events in Western and Eastern Europe and in parts of the Third World. The Encyclopedia is an ac... Farmers Confront Industrialism: Some Historical Perspectives on Ontario Agrarian Movement Hann, Russel Book 1971 Four Books on Hegemony and Resistance: Against The Current vol. 120 Vandermeer, John Article 2006 There are times when a key analysis has a wakeup effect. The last year saw the publication of four books that together have a potential of such an event, at least for those U.S. citizens who are motiv... The FTAA and the WTO: the meta-program for global corporate rule McMurtry, John Article 2001 The deepest and most systemic threat to civil and planetary life the world has ever faced is underway. Behind the disasters of regional economies and planetary ecosystems melting down, the threat is d... GATS: How the World Trade Organization's new "services" negotiations threaten democracy Sinclair, Scott Book 2000 Examines closed-door negotiations to expand the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which have the goal of commercialize every service sector in every WTO country, including essential servi... Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada: Third Edition Czerny, Michael; Swift, Jamie Book 1984 See also CX2933.
Global Reach: The Power of the Multinational Corporations Barnet, Richard J.; Muller, Ronald E. Book 1976 An examination of corporate power. Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony Book 2001 Documents the new forces of resistance and invitates readers to join the struggle for alternatives. The Illusion of Democracy : Liberal Journalism, Wikileaks And Climate Deceptions Cormwell, David Article 2012 In an era of permanent war, economic meltdown and climate ‘weirding’, we need all the champions of truth and justice that we can find. But where are they? What happened to trade unions, the green move... Imperialism, Nationalism, and Canada. Heron, Craig (ed.) Introduction by John Saul and Craig Heron Book 1977 Interpretations of Canada's status in the system of world imperialism and the internal dynamics of class, race, and region within the Canadian national state. Inland Terminals threaten Small Towns Loehr, Philip J. Article 1975 The threat of American multinationals to Canadian farming system. Invisible Giant Kneen, Brewster Book 2002 A far-reaching analysis of a global food company that now has 800 locations in over 60 countries and more than 50 lines of business. Is the Corporation Obsolete?: Corporate irresponsibility? Predatory behavior? Blame the charter--and rewrite it Rowe, Jonathan Article 2001 The more pervasive the corporation becomes, the less we seem to notice. It's just the way things are, the new normal, and rapidly it is becoming the norm for the entire world. It's tough at the top: So THAT's Why They Can't Afford a Decent Wage Increase... Wiggins, Cynthia Article Top CEOs struggle to get by. Jurassic Ballot Solnit, Rebecca Article 2010 This country is being run for the benefit of alien life forms. They’ve invaded; they’ve infiltrated; they’ve conquered; and a lot of the most powerful people on Earth do their bidding. Keeping the Rabble in Line Chomsky, Noam; Barsamian, David Book 1994 Interviews with Noam Chomsky covering issues such as free trade, health care, global warming, the nature of corporations, human rights, and democracy. Kicking Out Corporations Picard, Ken Article 2004 Rural areas revoke corporate "personhood" in order to reclaim self-rule. Letter to the Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration Article 1976 A letter rasing critical questions about the commission. Monopoly Capital: An essay on American economic and social order Baran, Paul A.; Sweezy, Paul M. Book 1966 An analysis of American capitalism. Monsanto vs. Vernon Bowman's Farm: The Fiction of Intellectual Property Knapp, Thomas L. Article 2013 Monsanto’s entire case against Vernon Bowman — as with Percy Schmeiser — is that their profits will be negatively affected if they’e not empowered to dictate what Vernon Bowman does on his own land an... The Myth of the Good Corporate Citizen: Democracy Under the Rule of Big Business Dobbin, Murray Book 1998 Dobbin argues that transnational corporations (TNG's) have power over every nation's government; they are not the good citizens they claim to be. NAFTA's Chapter 11 Makes Canada Most-Sued Country Under Free Trade Tribunals Freeman, Sunny Article 2015 According to a new study, Canada is the most-sued country under the North American Free Trade Agreement and a majority of the disputes involve investors challenging the country's environmental laws. Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action: A Manual for Community Groups Barndt, Deborah, Freire, Carolos Book 1989 A given moment - this moment - is unlike any other moment in time. Howe can we understand what it offers so that we can make the best use of it? How have people used moments in the past to push toward... News Media Stifle Ideas and Debate: Review of Democracy's Oxygen: How Corporations Control the News Zwicker, Barrie Article 1997 Far from providing democracy's oxygen, as they claim, the news media today legitimize a fundamentally undemocratic system. Instead of keeping the public informed, they manufacture public consent for p... OceanaGold vs El Salvador: Foreshadowing 'Trade' Under the TPP? Gies, Heahter Article 2015 The Central American country of El Salvador could be forced to pay US$301 million to Canadian-Australian mining multinational OceanaGold as the two face off in a World Bank investor-state tribunal wit... One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy Frank, Thomas Book 2000 Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - October 16, 2014: Arms Trade Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Topic of the week is the Arms Trade. Featured resources include The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade, an article on Israel's War Business, and the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade. A new feature ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 18, 2014: The Commons Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 From its beginnings, one of capitalism's prime imperatives has been an all-out and never-ceasing assault on the Commons in all its manifestations. Common land, common water, public ownership -- anythi... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 9, 2016: Corporate Crime Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Corporations have increasingly become legally unaccountable for their behaviour. Yet all too often corporations break the law and engage in criminals acts which would be severely punished if they were... PayPal admits US pressure over WikiLeaks account freeze Addley, Esther Article 2010 PayPal today admitted it suspended payments to WikiLeaks after an intervention from the US State Department. The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 a collection of short commentaries by Noam Chomsky on global issues, drawn from interviews in the early 1990s. Topics include global economics, racism, NAFTA, and hot topics of the day. The Quick and The Dead: Brian Mulroney, Big Business And The Seduction Of Canada McQuaig, Linda Book 1991 McQuaig argues that since 1984, there has been a systematic transfer of power in Canada from the democratically elected government to the private sector. Radical Perspectives on the Economic Crisis of Monopoly Capitalism URPE/PEA Teach-In/Teach-Out Pamphlet Collective Book 1975 A popular education pamphlet on the economic crises of monopoly capitalism. Researching Canadian Corporations Gordon, Manuel Book 1977 A resource for people and organizations who find themselves victims of some corporation's malice or indifference, and want to do something about it. Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy Brownlee, Jamie Book 2005 Ruling Canada critically examines Canada's "economic elite" -- a collection of the country's richest and most powerful individuals, many of whom preside over Canada's largest corporations. Brownlee ar... Salvadorans Warn Canadians about World Bank's Kangaroo Court Guerra, Rene Article 2015 In anticipation of an imminent ruling from the World Bank's little known investor-state arbitration tribunal that could force El Salvador to pay Canadian mining firm OceanaGold US$301 million, a Salva... Shooting the Hippo: Death by Deficit and Other Canadian Myths McQuaig, Linda Book 1995 An examination of how economic policies systematically favour the interests of the rich while pretending to be for the common good. Silent Surrender: The multinational corporation in Canada Levitt, Karl Book 1970 Levitt examines the historical background of foreign investment in Canada, its acceleration since the Second World War, and the nature of the intrusion into a sovereign state of the multinational corp... The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy Hertz, Noreena Book 2001 A combination of globalisation and the growing power of major corporations is rendering democratic governments impotent for influencing key decisions that affect the lives of ordinary people.
The Socialist Register 1981: Volume 18: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Some Historical Perspectives on Canadian Agrarian Political Movements: The Ontario Origins of Agrarian Criticism of Canadian Industrial Society Hann, Russel Book 1971 State of Power 2014 Article 2014 A report with iinfographics and essays that expose and analyse the principal power-brokers that have caused financial, economic, social and ecological crises worldwide. Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Corporate Propaganda versus Freedom and Liberty Carey, Alex Book 1995 The twentieth-century history of corporate propaganda practiced by U.S. businesses and the ways in which such corporate propaganda was exported to, and adopted by, other western democracies especially... Tearing Down the Seven Pillars of Neoliberalism: Manifesto 2007 Attac France Article 2007 With the beginning of the 1980s, we entered a new era of capitalism, the era of neoliberalism. This project systematically destroys all political, social and ecological restrictions for the activity o... Telling the Truth: Socialist Register 2006 Panitch, Leo; Keys, Colin (eds.) Book 2005 A collection of essays that examines the difficulties of illuminating the degenerative and secretive nature of public life. Too Big to Jail: Not Too Big to Resist DeWalt, Dan Article 2013 US rich evade punishment while the poor are criminalized in the two-tier justice system. Top 5 Reasons Eaters should be Worried about Obama's New Trade Deal Article 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a wide-ranging deal that would expand corporate rights across member states to the detriment of worker rights, the environment, and public health. Trading Up: How Cargill, the World's Largest Grain Company, Is Changing Canadian Agriculture Kneen, Brewster Book Trading Up illuminates the struggle in Canadian agriculture: social control and the principle of equity vs. corporate control and the principle of profit. Transforming Ourselves Transforming the World: An Open Conspiracy for Social Change Murphy, Brian K. Book 1999 Addresses society's pessimism about social change and provides a theoretical means and practice to overcome this fatalism. Trial of Leonard Peletier Jim Messerschmidt Book 1990 An examination of Peletier's role in the American Indian Movement, his struggle to protect the rights and land of his people and the history and role of the FBI. Messerschmidt traces the evolution of ... TTIP: the Corporate Empowerment Act Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2015 The Transatlantic and Transpacific Trade and Investment Partnerships have nothing to do with free trade. "Free trade" is used as a disguise to hide the power these agreements give to corporations to u... Unreliable Sources: A Guide to Detecting Bias in the New Media Lee, Martin A.; Solomon, Norman Book 1992 Lee and Solomon argue that American news media censor actual current events. The reason being is that there is pressure from the Government and Corporations. The public must challenge the facts of bot... Veolia tries to bail out of one apartheid project, two to go! Article 2009 In 2005, just after the publication of the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid, Palestinians began calling for an international boycott campaign agai... What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Frank, Thomas Book 2004 Explores the rise of conservative populism in the United States through the lens of Frank's native state of Kansas. According to his analysis, the political discourse of recent decades has dramaticall... When Corporations Rule the World Korten, David Book 1995 Kortens' book is an examination of the growth of corporate power from its beginnings in the 17th and 18th to its entrenchment in American society in the 19th. Who do we try to rescue today?: Canada under corporate rule Finn, Ed Book 2000 A collection of essays discussing aspects of the role of corporations in late-20th-century Canada. Who Profits?: Exposing the Israeli Occupation Industry Database 2010 In exposing companies and corporations involved in the occupation, we hope to promote a change in public opinion and corporate policies, leading to an end to the occupation. 'Worse Than We Thought': TPP A Total Corporate Power Grab Nightmare Article 2015 On issues ranging from climate change to food safety, from open Internet to access to medicines, the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) is a disaster. Worst Companies for Union Organizing Highlighted for International Human Rights Day Article 2009 The International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) has released "Working for Scrooge: Worst Companies of 2009 for the Right to Associate," a list of the four worst multinational corporations for union organi... Yesterday's News: Why Canada's Daily Newspapers are Failing Us Miller John Book 1998 Illuminates the decline of print journalism, suggests reasons for this decline and proposes solutions to reverse this downward trend. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Corporate Watch Corporate Watch is a not-for-profit co-operative providing critical information on the social and environmental impacts of corporations and capitalism. Since 1996 our research, journalism, analysis an... CorpWatch CorpWatch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as wel... Monbiot.com George Monbiot's Web site.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCorpWatch Announces Version 2.0 of the CrocTail Corporate Subsidiaries Database and Open API Sources News Release 2009 CorpWatch announces the release of a second version of the CrocTail application and open CorpWatch API. CrocTail provides an interface for browsing information about several hundred thousand U.S. publ... CrocTail Information about Corporations and their Subsidiaries CrocTail provides an interface for browsing information parsed from SEC filings about several hundred thousand U.S. publicly traded corporations and their foreign subsidiaries. Information from compan... Journalism: Truth or Dare? Hargreaves, Ian 2003 Ian Hargreaves discusses the history, development, future and ethics of journalism and describes journalists' relationship with the public. He focuses on the increase in journalism's influence and the... Spies for Hire: New Online Database of U.S. Intelligence Contractors Sources News Release 2009 Starting today, journalists, activists, and corporate researchers will be able to use the Internet site SpiesForHire.org to track the nation#s most important intelligence contractors. Trafigura Wikipedia Article 2009 Trafigura is a Swiss-based multinational company founded in 1993 trading in base metals and energy, including oil, which has been named or involved in several scandals, especially in Africa. The Voice of Newfoundland A Social History of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, 1939-1949 Webb, Jeff A. 2008 Explores the roles that radio played in society and culture during a vibrant and pivotal time in Newfoundland's history, and demonstrates how the broadcaster's decision to air political debates was pi... From the Connexions ArchivesCorporate Watch (UK) Website Radical research and publishing group supporting activism against large multinational corporations. CorpWatch Website Corporate Watch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses... Double Standards Website Focusing on double standards in the media and in international politics. "Double Standard 1. a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people more than others (or oneself)." |
