Thom is far too modest in this piece. He mentions his book Unequal Protection, but just barely. In the book, published in 2002, Thom tells of his search of the old dusty law books and discovering the "headnote" fraud: corporate personhood has utterly no legal standing. THOM HARTMANN WAS THE FIRST TO DISCOVER THIS AND MAKE IT KNOWN. Pardo…
Thom is far too modest in this piece. He mentions his book Unequal Protection, but just barely. In the book, published in 2002, Thom tells of his search of the old dusty law books and discovering the "headnote" fraud: corporate personhood has utterly no legal standing. THOM HARTMANN WAS THE FIRST TO DISCOVER THIS AND MAKE IT KNOWN. Pardon me for shouting, but the entire "Move to Amend" movement rests uniquely on Thom's work. There would be no concern about corporate personhood today if Thom hadn't raised the issue 21 years ago.
In December of 2002 I was privileged to review the book on the Common Dreams website, here: \:https://www.commondreams.org/views/2002/12/26/sing-dance-rejoice-corporate-personhood-doomed A couple of commenters, hardcore lawyers, laughed at my enthusiasm that personhood was doomed: it is "settled law," they said. (So was Roe v. Wade, btw.) But today corporate personhood is in dire jeopardy. Move to Amend is a coalition of 739 organizations, thousands and thousands of people, and the movement gains strength daily. The pendulum has swung.
Thom is far too modest in this piece. He mentions his book Unequal Protection, but just barely. In the book, published in 2002, Thom tells of his search of the old dusty law books and discovering the "headnote" fraud: corporate personhood has utterly no legal standing. THOM HARTMANN WAS THE FIRST TO DISCOVER THIS AND MAKE IT KNOWN. Pardon me for shouting, but the entire "Move to Amend" movement rests uniquely on Thom's work. There would be no concern about corporate personhood today if Thom hadn't raised the issue 21 years ago.
In December of 2002 I was privileged to review the book on the Common Dreams website, here: \:https://www.commondreams.org/views/2002/12/26/sing-dance-rejoice-corporate-personhood-doomed A couple of commenters, hardcore lawyers, laughed at my enthusiasm that personhood was doomed: it is "settled law," they said. (So was Roe v. Wade, btw.) But today corporate personhood is in dire jeopardy. Move to Amend is a coalition of 739 organizations, thousands and thousands of people, and the movement gains strength daily. The pendulum has swung.
Thanks to Thom.
Thank you Richard, that answers my question. Thom was suggested to me recently and the name sounded familliar. Now I know why.