How Rich Corporations Get Away With Murder

Legal activists have long observed that there are two systems of law in America, one for the rich and one for the poor. Typically, this critique is applied to individuals in the criminal justice system, where millionaires are almost never convicted of crimes they actually commit, and poor people are frequently convicted of – and more often plead guilty to – crimes they have either not committed, or would not be convicted of committing if they could afford the kind of legal representation that the wealthy folks get.

This classism also divides American businesses, and the result is an economic system where the value of life itself is dependent on how… Read more…