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OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
Fri Jul 12, 2013, 12:37 PM Jul 2013

If you could have a sit-down with 12 people of influence...

specifically people who head corporations, agencies or organizations which are causing the MOST HARM -- yet have the capacity to reverse it for The Common Good -- who would you choose?

I believe some individuals in charge of harmful organizations have some semblance of humanity...they have a "better angel of their nature" waiting to be revealed. I think some people (Cheney) no longer have any semblance of humanity and haven't for a long time.

Even if you can't think of individuals themselves, focus on the company/organization/agency you would choose as causing the most harm to humanity at this time.

Here are three links which may help you identify your 12.

1. http://littlesis.org/ -- a free database of who-knows-who at the heights of business and government.


2. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bruceupbin/2011/10/22/the-147-companies-that-control-everything/ -- Article "The 147 Companies That Control Everything"


3. I'm interested in focusing on women, so I'm going to check out articles such as this: "Forbest Women's Summit 2013" -- http://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2013/05/22/forbes-womens-summit-2013-some-of-the-worlds-most-influential-women-share-insights-and-lessons-learned/




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