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We the Corporations: How American Businesses Gained Their Civil Rights

We the Corporations: How American Businesses Gained Their Civil Rights

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


We the Corporations: How American Businesses Gained Their Civil Rights

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In his new book, UCLA law professor Adam Winkler offers a revelatory portrait of how U.S. corporations have seized political power over time. He traces the 200-year effort of pro-business court decisions that give corporations the same rights as people and details the deep historical roots of recent landmark cases like Citizens United and Hobby Lobby. For a special lunchtime conversation, Winkler discusses with author Rick Wartzman of the Drucker Institute how businesses have transformed the Constitution and changed the course of American politics today.
Released:
Mar 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.