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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A History of Corporate Personhood

    They can’t breathe. They don’t have heartbeats. But are corporations people? Last week’s Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case has reignited the debate over the notion of whether corporations have the same rights as us humans. We take a historical look at corporate personhood in America.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 9, 2014 • 1 min read

    They can’t breathe. They don’t have heartbeats. But are corporations people? Last week’s Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case has reignited the debate over the notion of whether corporations have the same rights as us humans. We take a historical look at corporate personhood in America.

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    History of Corporate Personhood, Botox and Happiness, and More
    1. 0:00Religion, Business and Equal Opportunities
    2. 7:52A History of Corporate PersonhoodYou’re reading this
    3. 18:25Child Immigrant Lawsuit
    4. 27:29Botox and Emotion
    5. 42:04A New American Apparel?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    History of Corporate Personhood, Botox and Happiness, and More
    1. 0:00Religion, Business and Equal Opportunities
    2. 7:52A History of Corporate PersonhoodYou’re reading this
    3. 18:25Child Immigrant Lawsuit
    4. 27:29Botox and Emotion
    5. 42:04A New American Apparel?
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