Meet the Man to Blame for Corporations Having More Rights Than You

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers / By Jeffrey Clements

The real history of today’s excessive corporate power starts with a tobacco lawyer appointed to the Supreme Court.

December 6, 2011 |

1973 Supreme Court

In 1971, Lewis Powell, a mild-mannered, courtly, and shrewd corporate lawyer in Richmond, Virginia, soon to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court, wrote a memorandum to his client, the United States Chamber of Commerce. He outlined a critique and a plan that changed America.The real history of today’s excessive corporate power starts with a tobacco lawyer appointed to the Supreme Court.

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About Jeff Clements

Jeff serves as President of American Promise, a nonpartisan national movement to reform and renew America's political system to combat corruption and secure freedom and equal opportunity for all Americans. He has practiced law for three decades in public service and in a private firm, and is the author of Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations. He is also the founder of Whaleback Partners LLC, which provides sustainable financing to businesses in the local agriculture economy. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClementsJeff LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-clements/

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