States vs Corporations: India 1, USA 0

A 21st century power battle has begun, and not many are paying attention to it. No, it's not a military showdown...it is the amount of economic power that corporations increasingly hold over sovereign states. Back in the day, the states called the shots, but more and more power is being siphoned to multinational corporations and financial houses, at the expense of governments. This run-down of a couple of current events shows two opposite approaches: India just dissed a drug company's power, while the US simultaneously reinforced a food company's power. Dig this, and rage along with me!

Novartis loses landmark India cancer drug patent case
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-india-novartis-patent-idUSBRE93002I20130401

'Monsanto Act' Passes
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/obama-signs-order-'monsanto-protection-act'-that-protects-gm-crop-makers-/51536f76fe34443fa60001a6

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