This is probably as close to the crux of modern politics as anyone has come. I think this is the point of origin for most of our national pains and troubles and it promises to get worse yet. Corporate control is slowly getting tighter and tighter. They control the legislative process in almost every respect, they are close to controlling the print and television media completely. All they have to do is conquer the internet and they will hold all of the lines of communication.
All that's missing is a formal cartel, or some sort of central structure that would allow the most powerful corporations to cooperate with each other and consolidate their power. We could end up with a kind of "board of directors" dictating national policy.
Rollerball, anyone?
Uh, Rollerball is today. There are two important central agencies to coordinate corporate powerplays: the U.S. Congress where lobyists from all over the world can influence the legislation of the largest economy in the world and the WTO where similar policies can be implemented on a world-wide scale. I know, I know, democracy, changing personage etc. is different from a "board of directors". Still, it is a club, where the members decide who is up for election to join them.
