Sunday Excerpt: Unequal Protection - Founders Versus the Corporate Aristocracy

How Corporations Became 'People' - and How You Can Fight Back"

Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became “People”

Back in 2002, when I wrote this book, most Americans thought the Boston Tea Party was a revolt against “excess taxes” and that “corporate personhood” was something the Supreme Court conferred on companies back in 1886. This book blew up both myths, pointing out that the Boston Tea Party was a revolt ag…