The Corporation - I recommend!

Last night I saw The Corporation for the second time, and it was even better than I remembered. I definitely recommend it.

The film points out that corporations have the same rights as individuals under the law, but don't subscribe to any of the moral, ethical, human ideas that guide the lives of real individuals. The documentary compares corporations to psychopaths and criminals, and when you think about it, if you knew that a person engaged in various illegal activities (theft, blackmail, arms dealing, acts of violence) would you continue to associate with that person? Probably not. But we continue to support (financially) and identify with companies (wearing logos) that have repeatedly been found guilty of breaking the law--many of them over and over again.

As long as corporations retain the same legal rights as people, why shouldn't we treat them like everyone else? The neighbors wouldn't stand for it if I started dumping all my garbage in the street because I decided that I'd rather pay a fine than go to the trouble to dispose of my waste properly. And I wouldn't be friends with someone who repeatedly lied to me, or who knowingly exploited children for his/her own benefit. So why do we give corporations a free pass?

The documentary highlights the company Interface as having true environmental ethics. CEO Ray Anderson hopes his company will be 100% sustainable by the year 2020. When I buy a house (ha!) I'll definitely purchase my rugs and carpet from Interface! (Interface is also Bentley Prince Street.)

Does anyone know of other companies that I should add to my list of friends? :)