Quotes from the Underground is a remarkable resource and must-read for writers, researchers, activists and indeed anyone who embraces progressive values and hopes to rescue politics from corporate control.
Joel BakanAs institutional psychopaths, corporations are wont to remove obstacles that get into their way.
Joel BakanThe whole difficulty I think that that we're facing now is the question of who is going to ensure that corporations are accountable. The problem with leaving it to activists and non-governmental organizations-even with the tool of the Internet at their disposal-is that those organizations and those people don't have the legal right to compel corporations to disclose information, and that is something that governments can do.
Joel BakanBy leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.
Joel Bakan