The Elite Consensus: When Corporations Wield the Constitution [Paperback]

George Draffan (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1, 2003

Financial and business corporations throw millions of dollars at think tanks, lobbyists and universities, exploiting writers and artists galore. Their assignment? To twist words, gnarl symbols, sell lies, whip people into line. The Elite Consensus fingers the American Enterprise Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Chamber of Commerce, the Heritage Foundation, and many other "educational" corporations, which men of property have unleashed on this planet. The author shows how these corporate con artists teach us our history, elect our representatives, write our laws, define ideas and frame public policy debates. Originally published in 2000 by Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project as The Corporate Consensus.

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About the Author

George Draffan is a forest activist, public interest investigator, and corporate muckraker. He is the author of "The Elite Consensus," "A Primer on Corporate Power," and co-author of "Railroads & Clearcuts" and "Strangely Like War." For the past fifteen years he has provided research services and training to citizens and public interest groups that are investigating and challenging corporate power. Some of his work can be found at Endgame, a project of the Public Information Network, which he directs.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891843141
• ISBN-13: 978-1891843143
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #780,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

George Draffan is the author of The Corporate Consensus (second edition published as The Elite Consensus) and co-author of Welcome to the Machine, Strangely Like War, and Railroads & Clearcuts.

George provides research assistance to environmental and community groups (GeorgeDraffan.net). What good is awareness if we don't make changes in the real world?

He also practices and teaches Buddhist meditation and qigong (NaturalAwareness.net). What good is making changes if they don't arise from awareness and compassion?

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You won't be able to buy this for long, October 17, 2008

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This review is from: The Elite Consensus: When Corporations Wield the Constitution (Paperback)

I came across this, studying the origin of paper money and modern economics.
The authors went through great technical effort and personal sacrifice to bring this to We The People. The Bibliography is nearly as long as the text to substantiate all facts. It details the corporate influences in what was once American Democracy. Get it, read it, share it. It will be banned if it becomes popular. It's THAT accurate.