The purpose of this course is to explore the role that corporations play in the economic, environmental and societal issues of our time. In particular, we focus on Citizen's United and the impact that corporate financial resources have on the democratic process. We begin by learning about corporate structure, history, and laws. We will investigate the impact that these laws have on a variety of public concerns, such as health, welfare, and environmental stability. We will also investigate potential solutions to these problems, and work to understand their viability and implementation issues. The informational content of the first half of the course does not bear good news. By actively participating in the development of own solutions we will turn this potentially depressing content into the exciting possibility of engendering future change. The final deliverable for this course is a research paper and corresponding presentation that reflects each student's passion for a solution to a problem identified in the reading.