Keeping an eye on corporations

[fran7371@uidaho.edu (John Francis)]

The weekly column described below deals with topics such as  corporate
crime, corporate welfare, and corporate tax breaks that get far too little
scrutiny today.  I've been getting it for some months and often find it
very informative.  The authors have sent out this notice seeking new
subscribers,  and I'm passing it along for those who might be interested.


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>LISTSERVE ANNOUNCEMENT: FOCUS ON THE CORPORATION
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>Corp-Focus is a moderated listserve which distributes the weekly column
>"Focus on the Corporation," co-authored by Russell Mokhiber, editor of
>Corporate Crime Reporter, and Robert Weissman, editor of Multinational
>Monitor magazine.
>
>To subscribe to Corp-Focus, send an e-mail message to
>listproc@essential.org with the following all in one line:
>
>subscribe corp-focus <your name>
>
>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;
>* Issues, such as tort reform, of across-the-board interest to business;
>and
>* The corporatization of our culture.
>
>Back columns are posted on the Multinational Monitor site
><http://www.essential.org/monitor> and
><http://lists.essential.org/corp-focus/>
>
>Please post this notice on relevant lists, and accept our apologies for
>cross-posting.
>

John Francis
311 East 6th St., #2
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 883-0105       fran7371@uidaho.edu