Protest signs in front of the U.S. capitol building.

The robbers are in the (White) house. But how did we get here?

Today’s the Fourth of July, the United States’ Independence Day.

It’s a day that can evoke many different images, memories, and emotions. It can be a fun day to enjoy time off work, time with loved ones and barbecue and popsicles dripping in the sun. It can also be a painful day, one that reminds us of the country’s violent past and present, and the ways it has so often failed to live up to the lofty rhetoric of its founding documents. For many of us, it’s complicated — a day of both, a day of tension.

For politicians, today’s a day for vague, patriotic — often militaristic — posturing. For corporations, it’s a day to market more stuff to us that we don’t need, under banners of red, white, and blue.

For Corporate Accountability, it’s a chance to do what we do best: expose and challenge corporate power. That’s why we have a new in-depth post up on our blog today that digs into the history of corporate power in the U.S.

In this blog post, you’ll read about:

How the corporate takeover of the U.S. government ushered in by the current regime is not the sudden corporate coup that it seems — and it’s not about any one politician or billionaire.
How the groundwork for corporations to nudge people out of the government “of, by, and for the people” has been laid not just for decades, but centuries.
And how we can find hope, even in these times, and take action together to build a government where corporations answer to people, not the other way around — not just in the U.S., but all over the world.

That last part is really what it’s all about, of course: understanding our past better, so that we can be more strategic in shaping the future we deserve and believe in.

So, whatever you’re up to today — whether relaxing with friends, reflecting on the past, organizing for a better future, or even shopping — I invite you to take a moment to pause, read the blog, and learn something new about corporations and the country we know as the United States. And who knows? You just might find that it gives you a little more juice in your battery to fight for a U.S. that represents all people, no exceptions.

Onward,

Ari Rubenstein
Pronouns: he/him/his
Managing Campaigns Director
Corporate Accountability

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P.S. As you might have guessed, we’re expanding our blog content. We’d love to know what you think of this post — and we’d love to hear any topics (related in some way to corporations, their power, and how we hold them accountable, of course) that you’d like for us to write about. Just reply to this email to share your thoughts!

Corporate Accountability stops transnational corporations from devastating democracy, trampling human rights, and destroying our planet. We are building a world rooted in justice where corporations answer to people, not the other way around -- a world where every person has access to clean water, healthy food, a safe place to live, and the opportunity to reach their full human potential.

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