government. The White House, the Congress and, increasingly, the judiciary reflect their
interests. We appear to have a government run by remote control from the US Chamber of
Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute.
To hell with everyone else." -- Bill Moyers
"There is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite accumulation of property
from the capacity of holding it in perpetuity by...corporations. The power of all corporations
ought to be limited in this respect. The growing wealth acquired by them never fails to be a
source of abuses." -- James Madison
Top defense contracting companies reap the benefits meant for small businesses --
"Thirty percent of all defense contract money reported as going to small businesses
and special minority-owned businesses has ended up in the hands of the top
defense companies, the Center for Public Integrity has found."
For American corporations in China, staying in business often means collaborating
in -- and sometimes assisting -- governmental repression of citizens.
The Broken Promise
It was part of the American Dream, a pledge made by corporations to their
workers: for your decades of toil, you will be assured of retirement benefits like a
pension and health care. Now more and more companies are walking away from
that promise, leaving millions of Americans at risk of an impoverished retirement.
How can this be legal? A TIME investigation looks at how Congress let it happen
and the widespread social insecurity it's causing.
