The Story of Citizens United

Ever wonder why multinational corporations with multi billion dollar profit margins are considered individuals, with all the rights and privileges of actual people, but none of the responsibilities?  Ever wonder what it means to our democracy that these corporations can make unlimited and unreported contributions to elections?  Ever wanted the answer presented by a concise and entertaining animation?  Well you are in luck.  Annie Leonard’s the Story of Stuff Project has just released their newest chapter, which explains the significance of the Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court case. 

For those not familiar, the Story of Stuff is a project that explains our current economic system of consumption and its effects on the world we live in through animated films.  Other videos produced by the Story of Stuff include the story of bottled water, electronics, and cosmetics.