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Fighting corporate power since 1776

By Erik Curren | June 17, 2011

Boston Tea Patry print

The Boston Tea Party, claims liberal talk radio host Thom Hartmann, wasn't really a protest against higher taxes and unrepresentative government. Instead, its target was the excessive power of a large corporation -- the British East India Company. In Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" -- and How You Can Fight Back Hartmann explains that, at the behest of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: American Revolution, Citizens United, corporations, plutocracy, Tea Party, Thom Hartmann

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