New: corporatepowerAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-183959steemhive-150122hive-185836hive-166405hive-180932hive-101145hive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabphotographyhive-184714hive-188619hive-145157bitcoinhive-103599krsuccesshive-193637hive-180301hive-193186hive-179660TrendingNewHotLikersnivekbr (49)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoThe New Happiness Machines"People must be trained to desire, to want new things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. Man's desires must overshadow his needs." - Paul Mazur of Lehman Brothers, 1927In this…shahidbolsen (47)in activism • 5 years agoThe flaw of corporate power consolidationWhether in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, the US or Europe…what essentially has to happen is for liberation struggles to direct their efforts against corporate power directly. Any other approach…shahidbolsen (47)in starbucks • 5 years agoThe coup against Howard SchultzStarbucks CEO Howard Schultz was forced to resign last April because segments of the population used their power of consumer choice to express opposition to the liberal social and political agenda…shahidbolsen (47)in economy • 5 years agoThe view from the throneMilitary conflict appears very different depending upon your vantage point. How you perceive the battlefield when you are on it will be radically different from the way it looks from, say…shahidbolsen (47)in economy • 5 years agoGETTING COMPANIES TO PECK THE RIGHT BUTTONActivist campaigns that target corporations conventionally focus on trying to change the operational practices of those companies which in many cases will, by extension, impact the broader society.…shahidbolsen (47)in economy • 5 years agoECONOMIC DRIVERS OF CONFLICTIt is not true, of course, that human beings are motivated in what they do exclusively by material interest. I don’t believe that at all, though critics of my writing often assume that I do.…shahidbolsen (47)in anarchy • 5 years agoDemocracy and the private sectorWhen the alienation of the masses over their marginalisation by rich elites is expressed in elections, you get Trump; when it is expressed in disruption of elite interests, you get change. This is…shahidbolsen (47)in anarchy • 5 years agoProtest, power, and the private sectorReal existing power in any society is never limited to the state, but it largely rests with those segments of the population with the greatest economic leverage. Your voice will never be heard by…
