More Praise for Corporations Are Not People
“You must read this book. Clements tells how the logic of ‘corporate personhood’ has allowed corporations to trump the rights of people. In vivid stories he recounts the real consequences of that tortured logic.”
—Fran Korten, Publisher, YES! Magazine
“Clements is our 21st-century Paul Revere, spreading the word that we must rise against the economic royalists. The billionaires are on the march, but Clements is faster and smarter, and his is the noble cause of democracy unbound.”
—John Nichols, coauthor of Dollarocracy; Correspondent, The Nation; and cofounder, Free Press
“As a conservative, I support property rights and freer markets but have to question the notion that corporations deserve the same constitutional protections as ‘we the people.’”
—Michael D. Ostrolenk, cofounder and National Director, Liberty Coalition
“Reclaiming our democracy from corporate domination is the great struggle of our time. The good news, as Corporations Are Not People shows, is that a growing movement is mobilizing to take back our democracy.”
—Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen
“Ben Cohen is a person. Jerry Greenfield is a person. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Inc.? Not a person. Clements tells how corporations took over our Constitution, our democracy, and our economy that used to work for everyone. Best of all, he shows how we can get them back.”
—Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream, and cofounders, Business for Democracy
“Question for the Supreme Court: If a corporation is a person, where’s its navel? Corporations Are Not People is more than a book—it’s a democracy manual. Let’s put it to work.”
—Jim Hightower, bestselling author; national radio commentator; and Editor, Hightower Lowdown
“If you care about our democracy and want to know what ‘we the people’ can do to reclaim it, read this book. You will be inspired to stand up to demand our country back.”
—John Bonifaz, cofounder and President, Free Speech for People
“A clarion call to action in defense of democracy…Arguably the most important book on corporations ever written. Essential reading for every citizen.”
—David Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World
“Clements makes a powerful case against the doctrine that corporations enjoy the same free speech protections as individual Americans and lays out in chilling detail the dangerous implications for our democracy.”
—Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society
“A must-read for every real person who is fed up with the reign of corporate supercitizens in American politics. Clements insightfully explains why and how ‘we the people’ must kill the runaway Frankenstein monster created by the Supreme Court.”
—James Nelson, Montana Supreme Court Justice (Retired)
“Excessive corporate influence is one of the greatest threats to our democracy. This book will help citizens make real progress in freeing our political system from manipulation.”
—Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards
“Clements’s definitive work on the capture of America’s political process by corporate power is clearly written and persuasive.”
—Robert A. G. Monks, author of Citizens DisUnited; business leader and shareholder activist; and former Chair, Maine Republican Committee
“Corporations Are Not People will inform you, outrage you, and inspire you to return corporations to their proper position as tools of public policy rather than masters of it.”
—Barry Eisler, author of The Last Assassin
“There is no better primer to describe how we arrived where we are today and our opportunity to change the direction of our nation.”
—Peg Lautenschlager, former Attorney General of Wisconsin
“This book gives you valuable tools.”
—David Cobb, cofounder, Move to Amend
“A brilliant contribution to the literature on the crime of corporate personhood—and what we can do about it.”
—Thom Hartmann, bestselling author of Unequal Protection and host of the Thom Hartmann Program