Joel Bakan

Professor of Law, University of British Columbia

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Professor of Law at the University of British Columbia, specializing in commercial and constitutional law. Author of several books, including The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power    

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Corporate America is divided on the issue of global warming.

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Corporate America is divided on the issue of global warming.

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