corp-focus -- Sharp-edged commentary on corporate power

About corp-focus

Corp-Focus is a moderated listserve which distributes the weekly column "Focus on the Corporation," by Robert Weissman, editor of Multinational Monitor magazine. Focus on the Corporation scrutinizes the multinational corporation -- the most powerful institution of our time. Once a week, it reports and comments critically on corporate actions, plans, abuses and trends. Written with a sharp edge and occasional irreverence, Focus on the Corporation covers: * The double standards which excuse corporations for behavior (e.g., causing injury, accepting welfare) widely considered criminal or shameful when done by individuals; * Globalization and corporate power; * Trends in corporate economic blackmail, political influence and workplace organization; * Industry-wide efforts to escape regulation, silence critics, employ new technologies or consolidate business among a few companies; * Specific, extreme examples of corporate abuses: destruction of communities, trampling of democracy, poisoning of air and water; and * The corporatization of our culture. You can comment on columns and check out back columns at and at . To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the corp-focus Archives.

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