I feel sick about this. Had been wanting to have Richard on a news release since the beginning of the occupy movement, but "something keeps coming up". He was a visionary who never lost his edge, he was critical of the establishment as well as of reformers he saw as offering band-aid solutions. Must read from Russell Mokhiber -- "Richard Grossman 1943-2011":
Last month, Richard Grossman sent me an e-mail.He wanted to let me know of legislation he helped draft that would criminalize the corporate form.It was classic Richard Grossman.“If people want to go into business, fine,” Grossman said. “But this law would strip away 500 years of constitutional protections and privileges. No more limited liability for shareholders. No more perpetual life. No more constitutional protections. ... When others inspired by him had launched campaigns to ban corporate personhood, he moved on.