Powell Memo: Psychological Warfare Tactics Applied to Economic Policy

| Importance: 9/10 | Status: confirmed

Lewis Powell drafts confidential memo to the US Chamber of Commerce outlining a systematic strategy for corporate influence, drawing from psychological manipulation techniques similar to those developed in MKULTRA. The memo provides a blueprint for coordinated institutional capture through media, politics, and academic institutions.

Key Actors

Lewis Powell US Chamber of Commerce Corporate Interests

Tags

institutional-capture economic-strategy psychological-manipulation corporate-influence

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