Covering Up Corporate Malfeasance
From radium poisoning to lead in gasoline, from cigarettes to global warming, corporations have responded to revelations of grave harm with denial and concealment. As environmental lawyer Barbara Freese notes, a familiar pattern emerges of blaming victims, refuting evidence, alleging witch-hunts, and attacking the motives of their critics. She discusses the long history of corporate cover up.\nResources:\nBarbara Freese, Industrial-Strength Denial: Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change UC Press, 2021\nphoto: Matheus Guerra\xa0\nThe post Covering Up Corporate Malfeasance appeared first on KPFA.