Monthly Archives: November 2023

November 27 1773 – Published letter by Continental Congress member on British favoritism of giant corporation John Dickinson, a member of the Continental Congress, was a prolific writer against British rule. In his “Letters on the Tea Tax” published on … Continue reading →

November 20 1942 — Birth of President Joe Biden — on political campaign contributions                 “You have to go where the money is. Now where the money is, there’s almost always implicitly some string attached. … It’s awful hard to take … Continue reading →

November 13             1849 — Trenton (N.J) True American and Emporium newspapers merge The paper resulting from the merger offered this prophetic analogy on corporate power in an editorial: “the Legislature ought cautiously to refrain from increasing the irresponsible power of … Continue reading →

November 6 1217 — Charter of the Forest issued         Seen as complementing the Magna Carte issued two years earlier, the Charter of the Forest was issued during the reign of King Henry III. With the Charter, ‘management of common resources … Continue reading →