For me, watching The Story of Citizens United brings to life a powerful metaphor of today’s corporation, a legal creation which appears as a robot with people inside of it. In the movie, the robot is programmed to eject the CEO who puts values such as human rights, justice and the environment on par with the pursuit of profit. Certain types of corporation managers can be sued by their shareholders for prioritizing any other value besides profit.  While the legal structure of many corporations fits this model, happily there are businesses who are working successfully to change the law and build a greener and more just economy.

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