Those demonic corporations . . .
IN the excellent 2003 documentary The Corporation, the film-makers start from the premise that corporations have been granted most of the same rights under the law as individuals are supposed to enjoy, then ask what kind of individuals their behaviours reveal them to be. Sociopathic, seems to have been the main diagnosis, and it’s easy to see why. I’ve often thought that somebody ought to create a comprehensive index of the misdeeds of the multiplicity of corporations that increasingly rule all aspects of our lives. Any time you were interested in a particular corporation you could…