The corporate hijacking of America democracy
http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=442
The Republicans might as well flog policies over e-bay
As I scribble this from the floor of the Republican convention here in
New York City - surrounded on all sides by cheering Republicans - I
feel like I have been pickled in cool, hard cash. At European
political conventions, we have debates. At American political
conventions, they have fundraisers; money, money, everywhere. Want a
lunch? Have one free, courtesy of Haliburton. Fancy a Broadway show?
Here's one, courtesy of Pfizer. Corporate logos are everywhere twinned
with the Stars and Stripes, and delegates worship them both.
Johann Hari
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Halliburton
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