EPISODE · Apr 16, 2013
The Powell Memo
from Mic Check Radio · host Occupy the Media Collective
In August of 1971, Lewis F. Powell Jr. was about to be sworn in as an Associate Supreme Court Justice after previously turning down the same offer from President Nixon in 1969. Before being sworn in, he wrote a memo entitled, "Attack on American Free Enterprise System" (to become known as 'The Powell Memo') to Eugene B. Syndor Jr. at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The memo called upon Corporate America to aggressively shape politics, media, education and the court system of this country. Over 40 years later, almost everything Powell wrote about has happened. [Click to Listen]
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In August of 1971, Lewis F. Powell Jr. was about to be sworn in as an Associate Supreme Court Justice after previously turning down the same offer from President Nixon in 1969. Before being sworn in, he wrote a memo entitled, "Attack on American Free Enterprise System" (to become known as 'The Powell Memo') to Eugene B. Syndor Jr. at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The memo called upon Corporate America to aggressively shape politics, media, education and the court system of this country. Over 40 years later, almost everything Powell wrote about has happened. [Click to Listen]
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