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. Resources: Barbara Freese, Industrial-Strength Denial: Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change UC Press, 2021 photo: Matheus Guerra  The post Covering Up Corporate Malfeasance appeared first on KPFA.