A corporation is defined as an organization, containing a group of individuals working together to meet a number of objectives. These objectives can differ from company to company, but one main objective that all corporations have in common is making as much money as possible, which usually causes large or hidden harms. THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives.
In the mid-1800s the corporation emerged as a legal "person" and was originally chartered by the government in order to perform certain jobs to the community. …
