Democracy Is Collapsing: This 1971 Playbook Started It All

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The Document that Created our Modern Oligarchy

In the 1970's a single memo was written that opened up the gates for the full on coprorate takeover of American democracy. It sounds dramatic, but understanding this document can help us make sense of what's happening in America today. We'll explain in this video: The Memo that Changed America

Read the Powell Memo here:
https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/powellmemo/

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