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“The understanding of a corporation as a legal person with certain rights of natural persons is a longstanding hallmark of American law.”

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Book:The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change

Source: The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change

“The Citizens United decision profoundly changed American politics. The Court’s ruling effectively lifted any limitations on American corporations’ political expenditures. The ruling permitted for-profit corporations to use corporate funds for campaign contributions to support candidates and issues. It also permitted wealthy and well-connected individuals to form corporations as vehicles to solicit, collect, and disperse funds, with little to no transparency.”

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Book:The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change

Source: The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change

“Because of legal expansions in corporate rights and changes in corporate social practice, the most powerful people in the world in many contexts are corporations and the people who run them. Corporations are like superheroes (or supervillains) in many ways. They possess a (liability) shield, never die, leverage the powers of others as their own, and move the world through their actions.”

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Book:The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change

Source: The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change