We're Not Locked In To

Utilities Used Deregulation To Effect A Series Of Mergers Limiting Competition. In Order To Accelerate Profits, Cost Cutting Ensued, Involving The Layoff Of Thousands Of Utility Company Employees, Including Some Who Were Responsible For Maintenance Of Generation, Transmission, And Distribution Systems. A Number Of Investor-owned Utilities Stopped Investing In The Maintenance And Repair Of Their Own Equipment, And, Instead, Cut Costs To Enhance The Value Of Their Stock Rather Than Spending Money To Enhance The Value Of Their Service.

Challege The Underlying Concepts Of Corporate Personhood.

You Can Blow The World To Pieces, But You Can't Blow The World To Peace.

We Have Weapons Of Mass Destruction We Have To Address Here At Home. Poverty Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction. Homelessness Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction. Unemployment Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction.

It's Time For Us To Review The Circumstances Under Which Corporations Gain Rights Superior To That Of Individuals In Our Society. It's Time For Us To Look At The Practices Of Corporations And Holding Them Accountable For Violations Of Law Which Often Go Unnoticed Because There Is Very Little Regulation.