Moderated by Michael Lehavi and introduced by Eleftheria Papadaki, Noam Chomsky and Jon Hanson discuss the legal sources and consequences of corporate power. They dive into the parallel ideas of manufactured consent and dispositionism, exploring corporate indoctrination of various levels of society and highlighting the relationship between justice, power, and legitimacy.
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2:21 Keynote
4:12 Manufacturing consent
24:25 Chomsky: corporate indoctrination
28:49 Hanson: advertising & dominant narratives
34:23 Justice anxiety
42:46 Where is justice in the context of law?
50:36 Power & shaping legitimacy
52:38 On Samuel Alito
57:40 Injustice creates disorder
1:03:45 Q&A
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The 2023 Corporate Capture of the Legal System Conference at Harvard Law School centered around the corrupting influence and harmful effects of corporate interests on legal education, the legal profession, legal media, and the law more broadly. The conference also spotlighted types of practice and practitioners whose work challenges and counteracts corporate power and holds corporations accountable. The event was intended to join other ongoing efforts to expand the coalition of law students, lawyers, and legal journalists devoted to addressing the problems of excessive corporate power through education, organization, storytelling, and litigation.