The real reason Obama is not making much progress

Before you can appeal to America's voters you have to appeal to the corporations

So far, Obama has tried to co-opt the corporations into his agenda by ensuring they will profit from any changes, but this inevitably waters down the proposals, often to the point of uselessness. The Cap and Trade legislation before Congress, for example, will barely limit carbon emissions at all because it has been gutted to please the polluters. Full Story »

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Pam Rasmussen
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by Pam Rasmussen - Aug. 12, 2010

The author is exactly right about the real devil ruling the world -- corporations and their slavish allegiance to profits. The only problem is that the electoral reforms suggested require Congressional approval. How to do that without corporate approval?

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