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Name :   Rachel Garner
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Post Date :   9/30/2005

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- Reviews & Commentaries ----

"If you wonder why the corporate world constantly lurches from malaise to  
oppression to
governmental corruption and back, Unequal Protection reveals the untold  
story.  Beneath
the success and rise of American enterprise is an untold history that is  
antithetical to
every value Americans hold dear.  This is a seminal work, a godsend  
really, a clear
message to every citizen about the need to reform our country, laws, and  
companies."
     --Paul Hawken, author, Natural Capitalism  

"I am grateful for this gift. It should be in the hands of every thinking  
American. If we do
not awaken soon, democracy will be replaced by a new 'Third Reich' of  
corporate tyranny.
To be aware of the danger is the responsibility of each of us. No one has  
told us the truth
better than Thom Hartmann. Read it!"
     -- Gerry Spence, author, Give Me Liberty!

"This extraordinary book combines meticulous historical and legal research  
with a clear
and compelling writing style to demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt the  
incompatibility
of corporate personhood with democracy, the market economy, and the  
well-being of
society. Complete with a practical program for essential reform to restore  
the rights of
real persons - including model legislation - it is essential reading and  
an invaluable
reference work for every citizen who cares about democracy, justice, and  
the human
future."
    --David C. Korten, author, When Corporations Rule The World

"Unequal Protection is a blueprint for revitalizing the spirit of American  
democracy.
Sometimes you have to understand the bad news in order to appreciate the  
good news.
Thom Hartmann connects the dots in a way that is a tremendous gift for our  
generation of
Americans."
    --Marianne Williamson, author, Healing the Soul of America

"Essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of democracy,  
both here and
abroad. With devastating precision and well-reasoned passion, Thom  
Hartmann shows
the reader precisely how the corporate entity gained such a perilously  
dominant role in the
life of a nation whose founders meant for its politics to respond to the  
concerns of people
and communities, not return-seeking corporations."  
    --Jeff Gates, president, Shared Capitalism Institute, author,  
Democracy At Risk

"We thought it was only in science fiction that things created by humans  
could actually
take over what is inherently our human heritage.  But Thom Hartmann shows  
how we've
already let that happen on a frightening scale - not in Frankenstein's  
monsters or Kubrick's
creeping computer Hal - but in the corporations that present their  
friendly 'faces' to us as
if we have nothing to fear from this ultimate usurpation of our rights as  
real humans."
    --Ed Ayres, Senior Editor at Worldwatch and author, God's Last Offer

"For years, Thom Hartmann has been asking the important questions and  
inspiring people to act on their solutions.  Now he tackles one of the  
hardest - how democracy in America and worldwide has been eroded by  
unaccountable corporate power.  He looks at the structures that encourage  
destructive behaviour and offers alternatives. Fascinating history told  
engagingly.  We need books like this to find a way forward."
     --Paul Loeb, author, Sou