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Fossil fuel companies have arguably become the most powerful corporations in history.

SIROTA: «How is it courageous to oppose a tax on Wall Street right now, how is that courageous to go to bat for the most powerful corporations in the country?»

But that's not how it's being wielded in Silicon Valley — instead, massive companies are arguing that they should still largely be free of oversight, even as they've become some the most powerful corporations in the world.

When the scion of the most powerful corporation in the galaxy goes missing on a remote mining planet, a team of mercenaries is dispatched to investigate.

In Project Aurora, players must work together to dominate the center of the galaxy, and become the most powerful corporation in the universe.

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But equally powerful is the belief that on Wall Street and in boardrooms the sole responsibility of a corporation is to maximize profits for shareholders.

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«The Internet is a powerful platform, taking control from gatekeepers and large corporations and letting small businesses and start - ups play a much larger role in creating value for almost every industry out there... this fundamental shift will create an incredible amount of innovation and opportunities for start - ups, and I hope Canada will be at the forefront of this development.»

Seems straightforward enough, but as always, the devil is in the details, especially when the bill is starting to draw the ire of powerful, U.S. - based corporations.

But the letter omits any mention of the other powerful decision - makers in this situation, namely the corporations that will have their logos splashed all over every moment of the Summer Olympics, regardless of where and when it happens.

Corporate globalization, which Gore calls «Earth Inc.» Powerful corporations are driving manufacturing and labor revolutions in an increasingly interdependent global economy, exacerbating inequality and challenging nations» ability to govern themselves.

Her account appeared in the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the stern upholder of German financial orthodoxy and not a publication usually given to accounts of workplace abuse by large and powerful corporations.

In this guest post, Procter & Gamble, a WBENC Corporate Member and one of America's Top Corporations for WBEs, shares with us a powerful campaign launched by their brand ALWAYS.

In 2005, NDRC, another powerful government department overseeing outward investment, and China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation set up a risk prevention mechanism for key overseas investment projects.

The most powerful driver of change in 1986 was stories about corporations reporting huge profits to shareholders on their 10k and then paying no taxes.

It is a powerful example of how corporations work with startups, invest in ideas and talent, and, in turn, defend and grow market position.

Wang was «a powerful insider at one of the world's top corporations — but he threw it all away to make a few hundred thousand dollars,» US Attorney Laura Duffy of the Southern District of California said in a statement.

I maintain that all kinds of violence are the same the violence of the soldier who kills, the revolutionary who assassinates; it is true also of economic violence — the violence of the privileged proprietor against his workers, of the «haves» against the «have - nots»; the violence done in international economic relations between our societies and those of the third world; the violence done through powerful corporations, which exploit the resources of a country that is unable to defend itself [Violence (Seabury, 1969), p. 97].

Transnational corporation penetrates as the mighty economic power, and the military of the powerful nations penetrate politically through inter-locking systems alliances and their strategic and tactical coordinations in the name of peace and security.

And this is true not only of physical violence — the violence of the soldier who kills, the policeman who bludgeons, the rebel who commits arson, the revolutionary who assassinates; it is true also of economic violence — the violence of the privileged proprietor against his workers, of the «haves» against the «have - nots»; the violence done in international economic relations between our own societies and those of the Third World; the violence done through powerful corporations which exploit the resources of a country that is unable to defend itself.

Nor does the notion of an all - powerful world system seem unduly bizarre in this era of global corporations, instant money transfers, gargantuan media conglomerates and the WTO.

It was a partner in good times, a lifeline in bad ones, a powerful ally against the big corporations that came for its coal and timber.

• — Created a powerful foreign - aid lobby in this country made up of corporations, financial institutions, colleges, and others who benefit by funds appropriated for overseas relief.

Close ties between the corporate world and the media can affect content in rather subtle ways: «The most powerful influence, possessed by all [media corporations], is the power to appoint media leaders.

This pseudo-context, in other words, is either deliberately concocted by image - mongers and wordsmiths in the employ of an interested party, like a government or powerful corporation, or it is insouciantly dictated by cinematic cliche taken from fiction.

The penalty imposed on NYK should send a powerful message to multinational corporations that conduct business in Australia that anti-competitive conduct will not be tolerated and will be dealt with harshly».

We have worked for years for safer composition, labelling and marketing standards in the EU and at Codex — where the powerful producer countries and corporations are currently pushing to expand the market for formulas for older babies.

From our small basement office in Cambridge, we take on some of the world's most powerful transnational corporations.

That social mobilization for human rights can have an impact even where such powerful actors are concerned is exemplified by the adoption of a resolution by the Human Rights Council in June 2014 to move towards the elaboration of a binding treaty to prevent human rights violations by transnational corporations Click here for full WABA Press Release See Right To Food and Nutrition Watch 2014 Press Release Download the Watch 2014 report For more information also see: rtfn - watch.

The amendment to the civil liberties policy motion read: «The protection of freedom of expression, by reforming the libel laws in England and Wales to ensure a better balance is provided between free speech, responsible journalism, scientific discourse and the public interest on one hand and powerful corporations, wealthy individuals and vested interests on the other.»

«Campaign finance laws protect the integrity and fairness of elections and help ensure that everyone — not just the wealthy or powerful corporations — are represented in our system of government.

At the Empire State Development Corporation, the powerful authority that runs the state's economic development programs, Mr. Cuomo nominated Howard Zemsky as president and chief executive in 2015.

«In federal and many state and local elections, and even elections for state courts, extraordinarily wealthy individuals and powerful corporations exercise vastly outsized influence,» the donors write in the letteIn federal and many state and local elections, and even elections for state courts, extraordinarily wealthy individuals and powerful corporations exercise vastly outsized influence,» the donors write in the lettein the letter.

Corrections Corporation of America, the largest and most powerful private prison company in the nation, lost four prison contracts in the past month after extensive reports of abuse, neglect, and even fraud within their operations.

«Throughout my career, I've never been afraid to stand up for ordinary citizens whose voices are drowned out by special interests, big corporations, and powerful insiders,» she said in a statement.

I am strong supporter of public education, a democracy responsive to our voices, and an economy grounded in good jobs and many small businesses, not a few powerful corporations.»

«Railroad Park on East 161st Street has long been perceived as an unsafe and neglected part of the neighborhood, so this mural project will allow us to use the arts as a powerful tool for activating underutilized space and engaging local residents in improving their community,» said Davon Russell, Executive Vice President of the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco).

When Atlantic Yards was announced in 2003, it was made clear that property within its perimeters would ultimately be acquired via eminent domain, under the aegis of New York State's powerful and quasi-public Empire State Development Corporation.

To participate in today's global economy, ordinary people must accept an asymmetrical bargain: their lives are transparent to states, banks and corporations, whereas the behavior and inner workings of the powerful actors are kept hidden.

In July, for example, Digital Equipment Corporation unexpectedly disconnected two powerful new computers from Internet, the freely used global network.

That's how he finds himself in Alissia, a world connected to ours by a secret portal owned by a powerful corporation.

She has since gone on to educate large corporations about the powerful effects of mindfulness in the workplace and in recruiting new talent.

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In the sterile setting of a powerful multinational corporation, two women compete... Isabelle works under Christine, a woman she admires without reservation.

And my super-suit was my power suit that I would go to work in and be a high level scientist and you know, on the chair of the board of a very, very powerful corporation, and I do think that's a fantastic example for young women.

,» Scott's 1982 original is set in a dystopian future where genetically engineered replicants, virtually indistinguishable from humans, are manufactured by a powerful corporation.

The multi-billion dollar testing industry — dominated by a few large corporations that specialize in the making and scoring of standardized tests — has become an entrenched interest, a powerful component of a growing education - industrial complex.

In order to achieve that paramount goal, they did everything they could think of to minimize the chances that powerful corporations might corrupt and take over our state legislature.

Corporations in Arizona have a powerful opportunity to provide greater educational opportunity to hundreds of children.

A powerful, national online force driven by over one million members, Color Of Change moves decision - makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.