Corporations and the Common Good – Chris Hedges on Capitalism and Exploitation

„We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They exploit, pollute, impoverish, repress, kill, and lie to make money. They throw poor people out of homes, let the uninsured die, wage useless wars for profit, poison and pollute the ecosystem, slash social assistance programs, gut public education, trash the global economy, plunder the U.S. Treasury and crush all popular movements that seek justice for working men and women. They worship money and power.“

Chris HedgesChris Hedges critiques profit-driven corporations and their social and ecological consequences for workers and society.
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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and professor known for his critical analyses of politics and society.

Critical analysis of corporate accountability and social consequences of capitalist structures, informed by classical political economy.


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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and academic. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for major media outlets including the New York Times and extensively addresses the effects of power, war, and media on society. Hedges is known for his sharp socio-political commentary and books such as "Empire of Illusion."

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