04221cam a2200613 i 4500 18031328 BJBSDDR 20260817105955.0 ta 140205s2014 cau b 001 0 eng 2014002507 9781626561946 (paperback) 162656194X (paperback) 18031328 DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- JK 468 E26r 2014 355/.033073 Edwards, Beatrice 49890 The rise of the American corporate security state : six reasons to be afraid / Beatrice Edwards ; foreword by Jesselyn Radack. First Edition. San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2014] xii, 104 pages ; 22 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier BK currents book Includes bibliographical references and index. PART I: THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE -- Chapter 1: The Corporate Spy Business: Holding Americans Hostage -- Chapter 2: Official Secrets, Absolute Control -- Chapter 3: The Constitution Ignored; The Bill of Rights Annulled -- Chapter 4: The Espionage Act: Truth is Treason -- PART II - THE CORPORATE-GOV SECURITY COMPLEX -- Chapter 5: Zombie Law: The Corporate Security Campaign That Will Not Die -- Chapter 6: Savage Capitalism and Justice Deferred: Corporate Crime Unpunished -- Chapter 7: Slow-Walking the Financial Crisis Reforms -- Chapter 8. Reasons to be Afraid: Actions to Take. "In the United States today, our Bill of Rights has been rendered pointless by heavy surveillance of average citizens, political persecution of dissenters, and the threat of indefinite detention now codified into law. Corporations reap handsome profits collecting information for various agencies--70 percent of the US intelligence budget is paid to private contractors. As a result, we now live in a Corporate Security State where the government is more interested in safeguarding the health of the companies who serve it than the citizens who support it. Rise of the American Corporate Security State details the massive amount of information the government is collecting and exposes how far it's willing to go to conceal its activities and punish anyone who dares expose it. Further, the blurring of the boundaries between business and government is enabling corporations to spy on employees and citizens in the name of "cybersecurity" and has hobbled attempts to punish the corporate institutions responsible for the financial collapse of 2008. But Edwards offers a plan for fighting back--steps we can demand to restore transparency to government, keep private information private, and make democracy a reality once again"-- Provided by publisher. Intelligence service Contracting out United States. Servicio de inteligencia Estados Unidos 59 Corporations United States. Corporaciones Estados Unidos 530 Business and politics United States. Negocios y política Estados Unidos 7596 Electronic surveillance Political aspects United States. Vigilancia electrónica Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos 50074 Internal security Political aspects United States. Seguridad interna Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos 50075 National security Political aspects United States. Seguridad nacional Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos 50076 Privacy, Right of United States. Privacidad, Derecho de Estados Unidos 32576 Government contractors United States. Security sector United States Evaluation. Radack, Jesselyn, 1970- 50073 foreword BK currents book. 2011 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 127864 127864 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2026-07-30 0 JK 468 E26r 2014 00000201912 2026-07-30 11:56:00 1 2026-07-30 BK