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⚖️ Corporate Personhood

Critical examinations of how corporations gained legal rights once reserved for human beings, and the profound consequences for democracy and accountability. These books trace the judicial and political history behind an idea that reshaped power.
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
🏛️ Corporate Accountability💰 Money In Politics🕴️ Shareholder Primacy🐙 Regulatory Capture🚫 Antitrust
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 93%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Accountability💰 Money In Politics🕴️ Shareholder Primacy🐙 Regulatory Capture🚫 Antitrust
Corporation Nation
by Charles Derber • 1998
The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.
3.74
65
🏢 Corporate Power💰 Corporate Welfare🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy✊ Labor Movements
Corporation Nation Summary
Corporation Nation 91%
The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.
by Charles Derber 1998
3.74
65 ratings
🏢 Corporate Power💰 Corporate Welfare🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy✊ Labor Movements
Go Woke, Go Broke
by Charles Gasparino • 2024
How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.
3.81
178
📋 Corporate Governance✊ Corporate Activism🏛️ Free Market Advocacy📊 ESG Investing💼 Shareholder Capitalism
Go Woke, Go Broke Summary
Go Woke, Go Broke 90%
How Disney, Budweiser, and Target lost billions betting their customers wanted progressive politics.
by Charles Gasparino 2024
3.81
178 ratings
📋 Corporate Governance✊ Corporate Activism🏛️ Free Market Advocacy📊 ESG Investing💼 Shareholder Capitalism
Capitalist Punishment
by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2023
Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.
4.04
327
📋 Esg Investing📊 Corporate Governance🏦 Wall Street Critique⚠️ Woke Capitalism🏛️ Market Concentration
Capitalist Punishment Summary
Capitalist Punishment 89%
Your retirement money is voting on climate mandates and social policy. You were never asked.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2023
4.04
327 ratings
📋 Esg Investing📊 Corporate Governance🏦 Wall Street Critique⚠️ Woke Capitalism🏛️ Market Concentration
The Problem of Twelve
by John Coates • 2023
A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.
3.52
177
🏛️ Corporate Governance⚖️ Financial Regulation💪 Concentrated Power🗳️ Shareholder Activism💰 Private Equity
The Problem of Twelve Summary
The Problem of Twelve 89%
A few institutions now own and control almost everything: an old democratic trap with no clean exit.
by John Coates 2023
3.52
177 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance⚖️ Financial Regulation💪 Concentrated Power🗳️ Shareholder Activism💰 Private Equity
Perfectly Legal
by David Cay Johnston • 2003
America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.
4.12
796
🏛️ Political Economy🔎 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Malfeasance🕳️ Tax Loopholes
Perfectly Legal Summary
Perfectly Legal 89%
America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.
by David Cay Johnston 2003
4.12
796 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🔎 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Malfeasance🕳️ Tax Loopholes
Bad Company
by Megan Greenwell • 2025
Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.
4.03
5k+
🏢 Private Equity📉 Economic Inequality⚖️ Corporate Accountability🔍 Investigative Journalism🏛️ Regulatory Capture
Bad Company Summary
Bad Company 89%
Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.
by Megan Greenwell 2025
4.03
5k+ ratings
🏢 Private Equity📉 Economic Inequality⚖️ Corporate Accountability🔍 Investigative Journalism🏛️ Regulatory Capture
American Oligarchy
by Ron Formisano • 2017
Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.
3.81
31
📛 Political Corruption💰 Campaign Finance🚪 Revolving Door👔 White Collar Crime🏛️ Plutocracy
American Oligarchy Summary
American Oligarchy 89%
Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.
by Ron Formisano 2017
3.81
31 ratings
📛 Political Corruption💰 Campaign Finance🚪 Revolving Door👔 White Collar Crime🏛️ Plutocracy
Nation on the Take
by Wendell Potter • 2016
Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.
3.97
126
💰 Money In Politics🏛️ Corporate Lobbying🗳️ Political Corruption⛓️ Regulatory Capture👑 Oligarchy
Nation on the Take Summary
Nation on the Take 89%
Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.
by Wendell Potter 2016
3.97
126 ratings
💰 Money In Politics🏛️ Corporate Lobbying🗳️ Political Corruption⛓️ Regulatory Capture👑 Oligarchy
Woke, Inc.
by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2021
Social justice as corporate shield: a CEO exposes how causes mask a massive power grab.
4.00
4k+
🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism⚡ Corporate Power🌱 ESG Investing🎭 Performative Activism⚖️ Democratic Backsliding
Woke, Inc. Summary
Woke, Inc. 89%
Social justice as corporate shield: a CEO exposes how causes mask a massive power grab.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2021
4.00
4k+ ratings
🏢 Stakeholder Capitalism⚡ Corporate Power🌱 ESG Investing🎭 Performative Activism⚖️ Democratic Backsliding
The Post-Corporate World
by David C. Korten • 1999
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
3.77
132
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies🤝 Cooperative Economics🔄 Systems Thinking
The Post-Corporate World Summary
The Post-Corporate World 89%
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
by David C. Korten 1999
3.77
132 ratings
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies🤝 Cooperative Economics🔄 Systems Thinking
The Speech
by Bernie Sanders • 2010
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
4.20
916
📊 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Progressive Politics📉 Wall Street Critique💵 Campaign Finance
The Speech Summary
The Speech 89%
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
by Bernie Sanders 2010
4.20
916 ratings
📊 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Progressive Politics📉 Wall Street Critique💵 Campaign Finance
Corporate Social Responsibility
by Philip Kotler • 2004
The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.
3.90
187
📊 Corporate Strategy🌍 Social Impact🏛️ Corporate Citizenship📢 Cause Marketing🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism
Corporate Social Responsibility Summary
Corporate Social Responsibility 89%
The framework that turns corporate giving from a cost into a competitive lever.
by Philip Kotler 2004
3.90
187 ratings
📊 Corporate Strategy🌍 Social Impact🏛️ Corporate Citizenship📢 Cause Marketing🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism
The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite
by Mark S. Mizruchi • 2013
The corporate elite once united to serve the nation. Winning all it wanted broke it.
3.47
19
🏢 Corporate Elites🕊️ Postwar Consensus💰 Shareholder Primacy⚒️ Labor Relations🔒 Political Gridlock
The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite Summary
The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite 89%
The corporate elite once united to serve the nation. Winning all it wanted broke it.
by Mark S. Mizruchi 2013
3.47
19 ratings
🏢 Corporate Elites🕊️ Postwar Consensus💰 Shareholder Primacy⚒️ Labor Relations🔒 Political Gridlock
The Transformation of Corporate Control
by Neil Fligstein • 1990
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
4.09
11
🏢 Corporate History📊 Economic Sociology⚖️ Antitrust Law🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏛️ Corporate Governance
The Transformation of Corporate Control Summary
The Transformation of Corporate Control 89%
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
by Neil Fligstein 1990
4.09
11 ratings
🏢 Corporate History📊 Economic Sociology⚖️ Antitrust Law🤝 Mergers And Acquisitions🏛️ Corporate Governance
Incorruptible
by Eric Ries • 2026
A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.
4.51
141
🏛️ Corporate Governance🎯 Mission-Driven Business🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism⏳ Long-Term Thinking🧬 Organizational Culture
Incorruptible Summary
Incorruptible 88%
A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.
by Eric Ries 2026
4.51
141 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance🎯 Mission-Driven Business🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism⏳ Long-Term Thinking🧬 Organizational Culture
Age of Betrayal
by Jack Beatty • 2007
The Civil War freed the slaves. The next generation freed the corporations.
3.66
142
🏦 Gilded Age💼 Corporate Power🔨 Labor History💰 Economic Inequality🗳️ Disfranchisement
Age of Betrayal Summary
Age of Betrayal 88%
The Civil War freed the slaves. The next generation freed the corporations.
by Jack Beatty 2007
3.66
142 ratings
🏦 Gilded Age💼 Corporate Power🔨 Labor History💰 Economic Inequality🗳️ Disfranchisement
Republic, Lost
by Lawrence Lessig • 2011
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
4.18
3k+
💰 Money In Politics🗳️ Election Reform🔗 Systemic Corruption🏛️ Democratic Reform🏢 Dysfunctional Congress
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost 88%
America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.
by Lawrence Lessig 2011
4.18
3k+ ratings
💰 Money In Politics🗳️ Election Reform🔗 Systemic Corruption🏛️ Democratic Reform🏢 Dysfunctional Congress
The System
by Robert B. Reich • 2020
An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.
4.28
4k+
🏛️ Political Economy💰 Money In Politics📉 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Democratic Reform
The System Summary
The System 88%
An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.
by Robert B. Reich 2020
4.28
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy💰 Money In Politics📉 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Democratic Reform
The Business Ethics Handbook
by Jack Marks • 2009
Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.
🏛️ Corporate Governance⚖️ Business Ethics🧭 Ethical Decision Making🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility🏢 Organizational Culture
The Business Ethics Handbook Summary
The Business Ethics Handbook 88%
Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.
by Jack Marks 2009
🏛️ Corporate Governance⚖️ Business Ethics🧭 Ethical Decision Making🌍 Corporate Social Responsibility🏢 Organizational Culture
The Business of America is Lobbying
by Lee Drutman • 2015
Once corporations hire lobbyists, they rarely leave. The feedback loop that keeps them spending.
3.79
67
🏢 Corporate Lobbying📊 Political Economy💼 Corporate Influence🔒 Regulatory Capture⚠️ Democratic Erosion
The Business of America is Lobbying Summary
The Business of America is Lobbying 88%
Once corporations hire lobbyists, they rarely leave. The feedback loop that keeps them spending.
by Lee Drutman 2015
3.79
67 ratings
🏢 Corporate Lobbying📊 Political Economy💼 Corporate Influence🔒 Regulatory Capture⚠️ Democratic Erosion
Beyond Outrage
by Robert B. Reich • 2012
The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.
4.06
2k+
🏚️ Economic Inequality💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power📈 Progressive Economics🏛️ Political Economy
Beyond Outrage Summary
Beyond Outrage 88%
The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.
by Robert B. Reich 2012
4.06
2k+ ratings
🏚️ Economic Inequality💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power📈 Progressive Economics🏛️ Political Economy
Corporate Governance
by Bob Tricker • 2009
Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.
4.06
77
🔍 Board Oversight⚖️ Fiduciary Duties🌐 Comparative Governance⚠️ Risk Oversight🏛️ Corporate Ethics
Corporate Governance Summary
Corporate Governance 88%
Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.
by Bob Tricker 2009
4.06
77 ratings
🔍 Board Oversight⚖️ Fiduciary Duties🌐 Comparative Governance⚠️ Risk Oversight🏛️ Corporate Ethics
Chokepoint Capitalism
by Rebecca Giblin • 2022
A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.
4.25
1k+
🧠 Creative Industries💻 Digital Platforms🏢 Corporate Power⚖️ Copyright Reform🤝 Collective Bargaining
Chokepoint Capitalism Summary
Chokepoint Capitalism 88%
A few corporations hold the gates between artists and audiences. The plan to pry them open.
by Rebecca Giblin 2022
4.25
1k+ ratings
🧠 Creative Industries💻 Digital Platforms🏢 Corporate Power⚖️ Copyright Reform🤝 Collective Bargaining
Private Empire
by Steve Coll • 2012
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
4.00
4k+
🛢️ Oil Industry🏢 Corporate History🔍 Investigative Journalism⚡ Energy Politics💼 Corporate Power
Private Empire Summary
Private Empire 88%
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
by Steve Coll 2012
4.00
4k+ ratings
🛢️ Oil Industry🏢 Corporate History🔍 Investigative Journalism⚡ Energy Politics💼 Corporate Power
Fight Oligarchy
by Bernie Sanders • 2025
Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.
4.36
4k+
🏛️ American Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power✊ Grassroots Organizing👷 Working Class Politics
Fight Oligarchy Summary
Fight Oligarchy 88%
Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.
by Bernie Sanders 2025
4.36
4k+ ratings
🏛️ American Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power✊ Grassroots Organizing👷 Working Class Politics
The Inside Counsel Revolution
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
3.77
43
🏢 In-House Legal Practice⚖️ Corporate Ethics🛡️ Compliance Programs⚠️ Risk Management🏛️ Corporate Governance
The Inside Counsel Revolution Summary
The Inside Counsel Revolution 88%
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016
3.77
43 ratings
🏢 In-House Legal Practice⚖️ Corporate Ethics🛡️ Compliance Programs⚠️ Risk Management🏛️ Corporate Governance
When McKinsey Comes to Town
by Walt Bogdanich • 2022
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
3.80
12k+
🏢 Consulting Industry🏛️ Corporate Power🔍 Investigative Journalism👔 White Collar Crime🚪 Regulatory Capture
When McKinsey Comes to Town Summary
When McKinsey Comes to Town 88%
McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.
by Walt Bogdanich 2022
3.80
12k+ ratings
🏢 Consulting Industry🏛️ Corporate Power🔍 Investigative Journalism👔 White Collar Crime🚪 Regulatory Capture
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
by David Gelles • 2022
Jack Welch's doctrine still rules the corner office, and it is slowly gutting the middle class.
4.03
3k+
💼 Shareholder Primacy⏱️ Corporate Short-Termism💰 Financialization🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📉 Corporate Downsizing
The Man Who Broke Capitalism Summary
The Man Who Broke Capitalism 88%
Jack Welch's doctrine still rules the corner office, and it is slowly gutting the middle class.
by David Gelles 2022
4.03
3k+ ratings
💼 Shareholder Primacy⏱️ Corporate Short-Termism💰 Financialization🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📉 Corporate Downsizing
Requiem for the American Dream
by Noam Chomsky • 2017
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
4.21
4k+
⚖️ Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Neoliberalism🏛️ Regulatory Capture📺 Media And Power
Requiem for the American Dream Summary
Requiem for the American Dream 88%
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
by Noam Chomsky 2017
4.21
4k+ ratings
⚖️ Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Neoliberalism🏛️ Regulatory Capture📺 Media And Power
Who Rules America?
by G William Domhoff • 2021
America's 0.5%: how interlocking boards, elite schools, and a captured court hold power.
3.70
20
📊 Political Sociology🔺 Power Elite Theory🕸️ Elite Networks🏢 Corporate Influence📢 Opinion Manufacturing
Who Rules America? Summary
Who Rules America? 88%
America's 0.5%: how interlocking boards, elite schools, and a captured court hold power.
by G William Domhoff 2021
3.70
20 ratings
📊 Political Sociology🔺 Power Elite Theory🕸️ Elite Networks🏢 Corporate Influence📢 Opinion Manufacturing
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith • 2012
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
4.19
874
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Income Inequality🗳️ Campaign Finance
Who Stole the American Dream? Summary
Who Stole the American Dream? 88%
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
by Hedrick Smith 2012
4.19
874 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Income Inequality🗳️ Campaign Finance
State Capture
by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez • 2019
Three organizations, backed by wealthy donors, turned state capitols into a policy assembly line.
4.02
59
🗳️ State Politics🐘 Conservative Movement💰 Political Donors🏢 Corporate Lobbying✊ Labor Unions
State Capture Summary
State Capture 88%
Three organizations, backed by wealthy donors, turned state capitols into a policy assembly line.
by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez 2019
4.02
59 ratings
🗳️ State Politics🐘 Conservative Movement💰 Political Donors🏢 Corporate Lobbying✊ Labor Unions
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
3.59
2k+
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
Occupy Summary
Occupy 88%
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
How Boards Work
by Dambisa Moyo • 2021
Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.
3.58
290
🏛️ Corporate Governance🌱 ESG Oversight📢 Shareholder Activism🔄 CEO Succession💼 Corporate Culture
How Boards Work Summary
How Boards Work 88%
Approval-only boards are dead. Co-creation, CEO ethics, and cultural oversight now define the role.
by Dambisa Moyo 2021
3.58
290 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance🌱 ESG Oversight📢 Shareholder Activism🔄 CEO Succession💼 Corporate Culture
Transaction Man
by Nicholas Lemann • 2019
America traded institutions for deals, then deals for networks. Each era left more people behind.
3.71
318
🏢 Corporate Governance📜 Financial History🇺🇸 American Capitalism📈 Shareholder Capitalism🏚️ Institutional Decline
Transaction Man Summary
Transaction Man 88%
America traded institutions for deals, then deals for networks. Each era left more people behind.
by Nicholas Lemann 2019
3.71
318 ratings
🏢 Corporate Governance📜 Financial History🇺🇸 American Capitalism📈 Shareholder Capitalism🏚️ Institutional Decline
The Economics of Innocent Fraud
by John Kenneth Galbraith • 2004
Free markets, consumer choice, central bank rescue: stories the powerful tell to hide their control.
3.61
525
🌐 Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Economics🏢 Corporate Power📢 Manufactured Demand📋 Corporate Governance
The Economics of Innocent Fraud Summary
The Economics of Innocent Fraud 88%
Free markets, consumer choice, central bank rescue: stories the powerful tell to hide their control.
by John Kenneth Galbraith 2004
3.61
525 ratings
🌐 Political Economy🏛️ Institutional Economics🏢 Corporate Power📢 Manufactured Demand📋 Corporate Governance
The Tech Coup
by Marietje Schaake • 2024
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
3.78
468
🏛️ Tech Regulation🏢 Corporate Power👁️ Surveillance Capitalism🔒 Digital Authoritarianism🌐 Internet Governance
The Tech Coup Summary
The Tech Coup 88%
When tech companies became the state, democracy became a user agreement no one reads.
by Marietje Schaake 2024
3.78
468 ratings
🏛️ Tech Regulation🏢 Corporate Power👁️ Surveillance Capitalism🔒 Digital Authoritarianism🌐 Internet Governance
Silent Coup
by Claire Provost • 2023
Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.
4.31
277
🏛️ Corporate Capture⚖️ Trade Tribunals🛡️ Privatized Security🌍 Development Critique🏴 Colonial Legacies
Silent Coup Summary
Silent Coup 88%
Companies sue nations in secret tribunals, run private cities, command armies. Voters never agreed.
by Claire Provost 2023
4.31
277 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Capture⚖️ Trade Tribunals🛡️ Privatized Security🌍 Development Critique🏴 Colonial Legacies
Big Money
by Kenneth P. Vogel • 2014
$2.5 billion in outside money: why party bosses lost control and donors took over.
3.64
90
🗳️ Campaign Finance💰 Dark Money🏛️ Plutocracy🔍 Investigative Journalism🍵 Tea Party Politics
Big Money Summary
Big Money 88%
$2.5 billion in outside money: why party bosses lost control and donors took over.
by Kenneth P. Vogel 2014
3.64
90 ratings
🗳️ Campaign Finance💰 Dark Money🏛️ Plutocracy🔍 Investigative Journalism🍵 Tea Party Politics
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
🛒 Consumer Culture🏢 Corporate Power📺 Media Criticism📢 Advertising Critique🎭 Situationist Theory
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 88%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
🛒 Consumer Culture🏢 Corporate Power📺 Media Criticism📢 Advertising Critique🎭 Situationist Theory
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
3.84
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline🏢 Corporate Influence⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization 88%
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010
3.84
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline🏢 Corporate Influence⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Fish Rots from the Head
by Bob Garratt • 1997
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
4.33
6
🏛️ Corporate Governance🔄 Organizational Learning🎯 Strategic Oversight🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📊 Corporate Accountability
The Fish Rots from the Head Summary
The Fish Rots from the Head 88%
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
by Bob Garratt 1997
4.33
6 ratings
🏛️ Corporate Governance🔄 Organizational Learning🎯 Strategic Oversight🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism📊 Corporate Accountability
Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz
by David Grayson • 2014
Playbook for corporate changemakers: recruit sponsors, build teams, scale pilot to global operation.
3.5
4
🏢 Intrapreneurship🌱 Corporate Sustainability💡 Social Innovation✊ Employee Activism🧭 Purpose-Driven Work
Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz Summary
Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz 88%
Playbook for corporate changemakers: recruit sponsors, build teams, scale pilot to global operation.
by David Grayson 2014
3.5
4 ratings
🏢 Intrapreneurship🌱 Corporate Sustainability💡 Social Innovation✊ Employee Activism🧭 Purpose-Driven Work
The Unaccountability Machine
by Dan Davies • 2024
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
3.74
1k+
🏢 Corporate Governance🔄 Systems Thinking🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction💰 Shareholder Primacy📊 Financialization
The Unaccountability Machine Summary
The Unaccountability Machine 88%
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
by Dan Davies 2024
3.74
1k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Governance🔄 Systems Thinking🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction💰 Shareholder Primacy📊 Financialization
Move Fast and Break Things
by Jonathan Taplin • 2017
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
3.59
2k+
🏢 Platform Capitalism🔗 Tech Monopolies🎨 Creative Economy📡 Surveillance Advertising©️ Digital Copyright
Move Fast and Break Things Summary
Move Fast and Break Things 88%
How three digital monopolies gutted music and news, and why democracy is their next casualty.
by Jonathan Taplin 2017
3.59
2k+ ratings
🏢 Platform Capitalism🔗 Tech Monopolies🎨 Creative Economy📡 Surveillance Advertising©️ Digital Copyright
Affluence and Influence
by Martin Gilens • 2010
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
3.79
145
💰 Money In Politics📉 Income Inequality🏛️ Plutocracy🗳️ Political Representation🧠 Power Elite Theory
Affluence and Influence Summary
Affluence and Influence 88%
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
by Martin Gilens 2010
3.79
145 ratings
💰 Money In Politics📉 Income Inequality🏛️ Plutocracy🗳️ Political Representation🧠 Power Elite Theory
Life Without Lawyers
by Philip K. Howard • 2009
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
3.65
176
⚖️ Legal Reform📋 Tort Reform🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction🛡️ Liability Culture🗽 Classical Liberalism
Life Without Lawyers Summary
Life Without Lawyers 88%
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
by Philip K. Howard 2009
3.65
176 ratings
⚖️ Legal Reform📋 Tort Reform🏛️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction🛡️ Liability Culture🗽 Classical Liberalism
The Privatization of Everything
by Donald Cohen • 2021
The $2,315 COVID test wasn't a glitch. It was privatization, and it has remade American life.
4.39
728
🏛️ Privatization Critique📊 Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power⚠️ Market Failure💸 Austerity Politics
The Privatization of Everything Summary
The Privatization of Everything 88%
The $2,315 COVID test wasn't a glitch. It was privatization, and it has remade American life.
by Donald Cohen 2021
4.39
728 ratings
🏛️ Privatization Critique📊 Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power⚠️ Market Failure💸 Austerity Politics
Socializing Capital
by William G. Roy • 1997
Corporations dominate industry because state law and banks built a system only they could win.
3.90
21
🏢 Corporate History🇺🇸 American Capitalism📚 Historical Sociology⚡ Corporate Power💰 Financial History
Socializing Capital Summary
Socializing Capital 88%
Corporations dominate industry because state law and banks built a system only they could win.
by William G. Roy 1997
3.90
21 ratings
🏢 Corporate History🇺🇸 American Capitalism📚 Historical Sociology⚡ Corporate Power💰 Financial History
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