Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, "Captured: The Corporate Infiltration Of American Democracy"
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening take on what corporate influence looks like today from the Senate Floor, adding a first-hand perspective to Jane Mayer's Dark Money.
Americans know something is wrong in their government. Senator Whitehouse combines history, legal scholarship, and personal experiences to provide the first hands-on, comprehensive explanation of what's gone wrong, exposing multiple avenues through which our government has been infiltrated and disabled by corporate powers. Captured reveals an original oversight by the Founders, and shows how and why corporate power has exploited that vulnerability: to strike fear in elected representatives who don't "get right" by threatening million-dollar "dark money" election attacks (a threat more effective and less expensive than the actual attack); to stack the judiciary--even the Supreme Court--in "business-friendly" ways; to "capture" the administrative agencies meant to regulate corporate behavior; to undermine the civil jury, the Constitution's last bastion for ordinary citizens; and to create a corporate "alternate reality" on public health and safety issues like climate change.
Captured shows that in this centuries-long struggle between corporate power and individual liberty, we can and must take our American government back into our own hands.
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As always Senator Whitehouse it is wonderful to hear you speak. Your tireless efforts to find out who's behind the he dark money is so admirable as is your work on climate change. God bless!!
He's our new and will be forever Hero thank you Senator.
Senator, I’ve just tuned into you in the last 6 months and after the pandemic isolation. It’s so encouraging to hear you especially about dark money..”so much evil “. Please don’t let anyone take you away from the people as Senator .. you are the only one these days portraying our human values and the dignity that we deserve.
He impresses me with his knowledge of the law. This is one of the most brilliant politicians of all time. I would not want Sen. Whitehouse to be POTUS. He is SCOTUS material. I love watching him during hearings, his arguments are of such depth. It really makes a 60 year old man like me get a better understanding of the law. Democrats are happy to have this legal scholar on their team.
I watched his argument with Gorsuch. I was blown away on how he made Gorsuch look like a rookie talking about "Dark Money". I have become a fan, and I am studying this guy. Two Thumbs Up for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
Oct 2020: we’re in worse shape ever. My kids don’t even want me watch the news anymore because they’re afraid I’ll get severed depression. I’m so heartbroken to see our great country in this current position where we’re so divided over parties and forgot about our country as a whole.
I understand...this is not the country i grew up in. Not perfect..but i no longer feel safe living here. Not so much from any attacks from foreign countries...although thats becoming a reality..but from the republicans now spilling their corrupt poison everywhere.
June 2022 checking in, SOS, it is an unmitigated shitshow
@@toddjohnson9586 It's about positive thinking, while at the same time addressing the negative forces. The most powerful weapon, spiritually is Love. Think of it in the old Biblical terms as a armour or shield. So you and I can fight against the negativity, but know where our refuge is.
So sorry to watch what’s going on in the US.😢🇦🇺
Find or found a group that is active in tackling a few of the world's problems in your neighborhood. Think global, act local.
When I start to feel depression descend upon me I get some exercise and do something. I may still get down, but when I get out in front of the worst of it I believe it is shallower and much shorter.
I find ways to make things better wherever I go. Always asking, "How can I be of greater service?" "How can I lift someone's spirits?" " How can I ease another's burdens?" Taking the focus off how I am feeling now helps. When you help others you are helping yourself.
I do not watch the news everyday. Why? What is there that you HAVE to know everyday? If it is a big news item, I'm sure someone I know will share it with me.
If you're active in a nonprofit or citizens group specializing in a certain area, you will know what's happening before it "gets on the news."
Great stuff - Rhode Island should be and most likely is proud of their Senator
Excellent! Looks like we have another hero in the otherwise despicable portion of the political class. Keep up the education, pressure and resistance until we can topple the corporate/conservative block on reason and progress.
got it😉
Thank you for articulating how corporate corruption effects are hidden in plain sight. People want to help.
Thanks and gratitude Sen. Whitehouse for being on my side.
I feel so ignorant that I've never seen this amazing Senator...his level of intelligence is so spot on, oh my..take us back to our democracy
As an Australian, this is where I come to find the books I should buy. Thanks so very much for these talks.
Power without Glory
Russell Braddon is one book out of thousands.
Senator Whitehouse is dealing with current issues.
"Solving 9/11 the Deception that Changed the World" by
Christopher Bollyn hold many keys if one can avoid prejudging/jumping to conclusions. Married to an Israeli he is no antisemite.
I recently came across your videos and I must say I am very impressed.
If Americans were far better educated, there would be no doubt everyone would clamor for Whitehouse for president. WE need to do our part! Send the few talks by Whitehouse to everyone you know via Facebook or any other source!
If everyone was far better educated there would be far more Sheldon Whitehouses to choose from
And then there was Jan 6 INSURRECTION denial that is not as denyable thanks to the documents the HOUSE read out. Whitehouse ROCKS. VOTE while you still can.
One of the good ones. Keep it up for all of us, Senator.
Don't ever shut-up Mr. Whitehouse! We all need you to keep doing the most important work in the U.S. for the last 5-10+ years!
There should be far more views on this video. Folks need to pass it on to their friends and family. Sheldon Whitehouse would be the best possible candidate for president. I'm mystified as to why he hasn't been spoken of in this way yet. It needs to happen! He's just 61, not ancient, as with Biden. We need Sheldon Whitehouse in the White House. He's not just competent, he's brilliant, solidly progressive, a man of tremendous integrity, and an excellent public servant.
I feel a bit suspicious when someone is willing to vote for someone or claim that they should be President on the basis of a speech or talk. Those are just words, and just as Trump's word are BS, so can everyone else's be, and also, just because someone says something or even believes something does not mean they can do that thing?
justgivemethetruth no man, he's legit awesome. Read about his behaviors in office. He'd be an excellent President.
My heart sank when the audience member hinted at him making a run, and he answered, "Don't bet on it." I can't think of anyone I would rather have as our next president. But, if he's just not into it, then the next Democratic president should make him the Attorney General, because he was a fierce and effective prosecutor for many years before he became a fierce and effective Senator.
You're right😎
Thank you Senator, for helping me understand.
I could listen all day to Senator Whitehouse. I love his passion and his humour. It’s late here in London but I can’t bring myself to turn this off!
11:20
Have you ever noticed they name the organization the exact opposite of what it is or does.
Like the "Patriot act".
It IS the least patriotic act ever written into law.
4Beta Ever notice the fancier the name of a hotel/motel is the trashier t is?
Those names do not happen by mistake.
Yes.
Mitch McConnell needs to be run out of Congress.
I am extremely interested in Senator Whitehouse's proposal. I like it!
You have definitely got it right.
Gerrymandering should be monitored by the PEOPLE
It's always amazed me how the same big business leaders, want to pay less taxes , can put billions into things like loading the courts, loading the political world with their owned sheep.
You would never ever hear something like this from a Republican.
For me you are the phenomena.
You should be in the WH.
Your name even is pointing to that destination.
You are my hero.
Thank you truth
We have 2 good Senators in AZ. You have. Senator Whitehouse. Love the book.
We need a Transportation. System Magnetic like the Map and IT. Hi Speed interontinental trains.Dont play. Screw rice.
Who are your 2 in Arizona
Great session
Bravo Whitehouse! He's the best that Washington has to offer.
SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE IS BRILLIANT !
Why doesn't any politician exercise accountability? Accountability isn't about accusations, it's about fixing a problem and it's the first step in exercising our Democracy in Action.
Senator Whitehouse is one of the very few examples of why we DON'T want term limits.
We need to curb 'Corporate Interests'/ but also curb the corrupt like of the GQP!
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is a noble human being! If there were only 99 more like him in the Senate and 235 like him in the House Of Representatives, we might stand a chance of saving our democracy!
It's a darn shame' that more people are not watching this😶because..it's all the TRUTH😶
Gorsuch really loves those corporations.
Pharmaceuticals - Katie Porter hammers on that all the time
One courageous, truthful and independent senator.
I. Just Love Shelton Whitehouse I wish he could serve in all government offices it's impossible but I an hope
The concept of denial vis-a-vis climate change reminds me of an advert I recently came across surfing the net. What I saw harks back to the glossy weekly magazines of the 1950s and to the powerful tobacco industry then and now. The magazine carried a full-page advert taken out by one of the big cigarette brands of the day. The full-page ad depicted a named male doctor, a real MD, white-coated, stethoscope draped around his neck. The good doctor was seated at his desk, cigarette poised between his fingers. The ad's copy carried the message to the people out there that smoking the endorsed brand of cigarettes was beneficial to one's well-being! The mind boggles at this and how the tobacco industry, its lobby and doctors-for-hire sold their souls to the devil in the name of making a deadly fast $buck$. Hovering behind all this, the government of the day turned a blind eye and cocked a muffled ear. A substantial part of the government's annual revenue is derived from the billion-dollar industry and its hoodwinked consumers. Then and now, nothing really changes.
Please!!!!!! Run for president!!!!!!
I have always liked Sen Whitehouse - he is a breath of fresh air , and a hope in an otherwise VERY disappointing system . His prediction of Lyndsey Graham did not hold up very well to reality
You tell it senator😎
balanced fair knowledgeable, REAL, REALITY
Senator WhiteHouse please consider to run for President 2024
Great guy, but are we really going to be okay hearing reporters quote "the Whitehouse White House"?
Nothing would make me happier.
Sheldon Whorehouse cannot change the Shill Game Whorehouse. Democracy is a daily duty, not just voting once every four years.
Abbreviate it. We could hear, succinctly, from THE WHITE HOUSE.
Why are government programs so expensive? It's called checks and balances, every special interest that is milking OUR government is taking their cut. That way the Federal Reserve doesn't have to worry the people anymore.
I've been a science fiction gan for 50 years. SF writers often predict the future.
All of my life I've seen novels in which all of humanity is controled by two or three corporations.
We're getting closer every day to fulfilling another common prediction of science fiction writers.
The most revelatory scoop since '20! - 1920, that is.
Five years and only 240 comments? We are so screwed😢
Sheldon Whitehouse once said,"The police have to learn that they're not an occupying force." Yes, yes they are. Wittingly or not they are the street level agents of a police state.The order they keep is an imposed one. We the people never gave consent to this arrangement. The courts are run by the American Bar Association and its state franchises. If we must admit they are presently the defacto owners we make it clear we citizens are its rightful ones and we are here to reclaim them.
The peaceful transition is best achieved through juries. The jury decides all matters civil and criminal according to our established American procedures.That the ABA has refused to is reason enough to bar them from any position in our courts.
Any ABA member who's been disbarred or imprisoned for opposing the rule of that treasonous organization may be considered for reinstatement as an officer of the court; no others. The exception is as pro se. If we did not acknowledge their right to represent themselves we'd repeat one of their crimes against us. Our every right has been turned into a privilege; theirs to grant in full, in part or withhold altogether. That ends now.
It's freely admitted they were once a useful even vital part of our long struggle to establish Rule of Law and Due Process. Historians will chronicle how they became those goals worst enemies. It falls to us to pick up this challenge and see it through. We will surely make many of the same mistakes but if the process is open to inspection we can and will correct them. Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity is the goal. The passion we have for freedom spurs us on and steels our will in the difficult days ahead.
I SOLD MY PITTANCE OF RETIREMENT STOCKS.......THANK YOU VERY MUCH !
Don't put down Wisconsin.
Have you lost your confidence in Lindsey yet Senator Whitehouse?
What can be done? Probably nothing.
Senator, a pow wow with Ralph Nader might be in order if it's "what to do" you seek.
The Great American experiment with front seats.
Wouldn’t this articulate statesman make a great President in your divided country 😞🇦🇺
The lady at 21:00 needs to find something proactive to do besides going to every event at this bookstore and asking the same question every time
I like her questions...
We don't know that she is not doing something proactive outside this bookstore. Obviously, she hasn't got her answer yet and I applaud her for sticking with it.
Golden Calf😐
Late stage capitalism is the worst.
Why don't we stop subsidizing oil? And how much are we spending to keep the Strait of Hormuz protected?
He is sooo handsome.
Bernie Sanders .... $27 average donation.
Why keep the ACA, where our tax dollars subsidize private (untaxed) profit, instead of going single payer which is more efficient and equitable tho?
Tina Louise yeah .I am pretty sure.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT SENATOR WHITEHOUSE IS THAT MOSCOW MITCH VETOES ANY GOOD BILLS THAT MIGHT MAKE IT INTO LAW...(sorry, I meant that 'other' term- not veto.)
Through the Lens of 2020 and 100,000 Dead Americans, this Words predicted Our Peril.
Some will feign coming over to the side of the citizenry to save their own skins when things get hot. A weak voice at this point in time won't buy such people credibility. If they can't add their voice firmly to those propelling the rising resistance, they should get out of the way.
Whitehouse owns Raytheon stock. Or at least did at one time.
That's the real problem your paying attention v
This guy looks so much like Walter Mathau
Another book nice 👎
A democrat talking about corporate interest takeover. #hypocrite
The sin of black or white thinking.
believe it or not..the scriptures(prophecy)declares this financial fiasco' as the Devourer😐🇪🇺
Nancy Seeing where we are in 2020, your words ring even clearer!
This guy is a joke
see, thats the problem with people and ignorance and the future of this earth ... we face problems that require planning and forethought BEFORE THEY HAPPEN and if people are gona keep reacting to problems only when they have become overwhelmed by them, this fucking thing we have going here on the planet is OVER
@8:38 who is this angry MAGAt in the pink shirt doing his best “chin out -full Mussolini? WTF?!😂😂😂
I am lately come to the voting fracas that has gradually crept over our politicians. I am a supporter of Bernie Sanders. You are one of the few Dems that have. Impressed me. I am so grateful for your work. Thanks for fighting the good fight. I am a rather frail 65 year old from rural VA. I would be working with programs that would help the poor and underprivileged. I am recovering from a fall I took. I have been terrified of climate change for years.
I hope you heal well after your fall.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is an authentic communicator who distills complex, critical issues with clear reason, true facts and an understanding humor. If only we had more people like that in power.
PEOPLE POWER... I like his respect and promotion of the positive marches.
In other words...he is cool.
My sentiments exactly.
10:24
It's good to see that 54% of people are smart and don't trust the cooperations.
Unlike what some zealots may think, corporations will not love you back no matter how much money you spend with them because they are soulless entities and not people.
"Corporations are people too!" ,said Mitt Romney defensively. Of course he's right. The courts have given them that legal status. The difference is that their rights are honored; ours aren't.
@@dennishickey7194 If corporations are people, then the board of directors should go to jail when the corporation commits crimes.
@@rsr789 I'm with you on the culpability of the B.O.D. The idea that corporations are people with rights instead of economic entities is insane and I reject the Supreme Court's ruling.
I hope this senator will remain coherent and have the chance to lead with his ideas and talents in the near future. Hopefully, with the new presidency coming.
What a fine, brilliant man!
“Special interest artillery in our elections.” CA just went through another frivolous attempt at a Governor recall.
I think that if Senitor Whitehouse were to run for president the DNC would not allow it.
True. He would get about as far as Kasich on the fascist side.
If we had not learned by the time the phrase ; "If it bleeds , it leads" became known,we're not capable of discerning good and evil.
We've become so dependent on the media for our thoughts,we've forgotten how to think deeply.
Looking for heroes in DC rather than looking in our own communities for what we can do to make it better.
He is right about most issues not being partisan. They only seem to be partisan.
40:26
The best thing you can do for the coal Miner's is to retrain them in solar and wind component manufacturing.
Clean coal, right...
Nuclear Power Jobs. Thats the best thing we can do.
@@alexandrostheodorou8387 I dislike most nuclear.
Some say thorium (?) is better.
I wish Senator Whitehouse would run for President.
nothing in the world more pleasing than the voice of reasoning.
ditto😎
If that is a quote, please supply the source. If original, congratulations, well done.
@@patshelby9285 ...nope that's all mine....my phrasing that is....the idea belongs to everyone.
2 thumbs up!
Thank you . Excellent presentation.
Good point, the unsupreme court has been a problem for a while, this is just a giant step lower into depravity
I'm sure the founding fathers never said "may the supreme court be populated with picks by corporate Republicans only to vote in favor of the wealthy party and in opposition to democracy all the time."
We might get it done if we the people can manage a left/right coalition. Most of us on both sides have issues with Citizens United.
I believe Justice Kennedy was coerced or enticed into retirement, giving another opening to the Federalist Society to place a young Conservative on the Court, for life.
With Kennedy's coerced removal, Chief Justice Roberts has lost reasonable, moral influence and has become a mere co-signer + obligate, albeit ludicrous, defender of the theocratic corporatocracy.
D.C. & Puerto Rico deserve statehood immediately "if not sooner". It's anathema to our ideal of taxation w representation, to our representative government, that these 2 territories are not fully represented states.
One of the best Senators.
It is a matter of The People vs. Persons. The Real vs. The Fictional. In the end The People are always left to pick up the pieces.
If only people knew.
I like this man, Senator Whitehouse, I’ve heard him speak before and I admire him.
President Sheldon Whitehouse 2024