Tag: Gershon Cohen

Civics class sets stage for curbing corporate rights

Civics class sets stage for curbing corporate rights

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 9, 2012 |

One of the original co-sponsors of Alaska’s cruise ship initiative is now setting his sights on corporate “personhood.” Haines resident Gershon Cohen has developed a civics presentation for high school- and college-age students on the principles of democracy. Over the course of two class periods, Cohen draws a connection between the democratic values of the framers of the Constitution and the personal values of students. He then demonstrates how those values become distorted when applied to corporations. Read More
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