“The intertwining of corporations and government has become so extensive in this century that the notion of a democratic balancing act has become a dangerous illusion-and one of the cornerstones of the corporate mystique.” GovernmentCenturyDangerousIllusionDemocraticNotionCorporateCorporationsCornerstonesMystiqueBalancing Act Book:Corporation Nation: How Corporations are Taking Over Our Lives -- and What We Can Do About It Source: Corporation Nation: How Corporations are Taking Over Our Lives -- and What We Can Do About It