7 Signs the Corporatocracy is Losing its Legitimacy--and 7 Tools to Help Shut it Down

You may remember that there was a time when apartheid in South Africa seemed unstoppable.

 “Be patient,” activists were told. “Don’t expect too much against powerful interests with a lot of money invested in the status quo.”

With hindsight, though, apartheid’s fall appears inevitable: the legitimacy of the system had already crumbled. It was harming too many for the benefit of too few.

In the same way, the legitimacy of rule by giant corporations and Wall Street banks is crumbling. This system of corporate rule also benefits few and harms many, affecting nearly every major issue in public life. Some examples  ...