Lewis Powell Authors Corporate Blueprint Memo

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

Supreme Court Justice nominee Lewis F. Powell Jr. writes confidential memo to U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlining systematic strategy for corporate capture of democratic institutions. The memo provides a detailed blueprint for business mobilization through think tanks, legal foundations, lobbying organizations, and media influence. Scholars consider this document a foundational text in understanding how corporations systematically transformed American political and legal infrastructure.

Key Actors

Lewis F. Powell Jr. Eugene B. Sydnor Jr. U.S. Chamber of Commerce Richard Mellon Scaife Joe Coors Koch Brothers

Tags

capture-cascade blueprint institutional-capture powell-memo chamber-of-commerce corporate-influence

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