When corporations have outsized influence over legislative and regulatory bodies, courts, and elections, they can successfully evade accountability and manipulate the State into putting corporate profits ahead of the public interest. The results of corporate capture are devastating.
For instance, important environmental protections have been gutted to benefit the fossil fuel industry and key labor protections reversed to allow companies to benefit at workers’ expense. It is imperative that we monitor and push back against the corporate capture of our democratic institutions.
News & Features
- Augmented Reality Art to Cover Smithsonian American History Museum with X Marks from Broken Treaties
- ICAR Applauds Biden Administration Steps to Combat Corporate Capture on Day-One
Augmented Reality Art to Cover Smithsonian American History Museum with X Marks from Broken Treaties
“His X Mark” Among Four Augmented Reality Pieces goes live to Highlight Corporate Influence and Government Malfeasance
ICAR Applauds Biden Administration Steps to Combat Corporate Capture on Day-One
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR) welcomes President Biden’s bold executive action requiring a stringent new ethics pledge from his administration’s appointees. On the first day of his administration, President Biden signed a far-reaching executive order to clamp down on shadow lobbying and ban golden parachutes, taking important steps to address gaps in existing ethics laws that enable corporations to capture the executive branch.