I just got off the phone with Steve Spanier from Reclaim Democracy who was kind enough to chat with me about the negative effects of corporations and how we can work to revive democracy and revoke corporate power.

When asked what a single person can do he said that keeping yourself educated is key and that alternative media sources are the surest bet for non-biased information. He also stressed the importance of ethical consumption and buying from local vendors noting that, even though Walmart is the largest retailer on the planet, if no one shopped there they’d go out of business.

To learn more visit www.ReclaimDemocracy.org.

View a short transcript of the conversation (PDF).

Right now I’m doing a lot of research on the history of corporations and how they work. In the process I’ve compiled a fair share of resources including books, documentaries, interviews and the like. This will be an ongoing process throughout the life of my thesis and would invite anyone who has recommendations to reply to this post or email me.

This week I’ll be continuing to nail down the objectives, goals and strategies of the project. If anyone has any comments on my initial description of the project as seen on the about page please don’t hesistate to comment here.

I just watched the documentary, “Manufacturing Consent” for the 3rd time and caught this great quote from Noam Chomsky:

“We should be seeking out forms of authority and domination and challenging their legitimacy… This means an attack on the fundamental structure of the state of capitalism.” - Noam Chomsky

I love it that such a revolutionary mindset can sometimes come from the seemingly meekest and most harmless people.