Resistance is futile: the borg, the hive, and corporate hegemony

The Borg, a collective of humanoid cyborgs linked together in a hive-mind and modeled on the earthly superorganisms of ant colonies and beehives, has been the most feared alien race in the Star Trek universe. The formidable success of the Borg in assimilating their foes corresponds to the astounding success of superorganisms in our own biosphere. Yet the Borg also serves as a metaphor for another collective of biological entities known as the corporation. In the Anthropocene epoch, corporations have become the most powerful force on the planet; their influence on the social world and the environment exceeds any government and may determine the continued sustainability of human life. Corporations have been described as people and as machines, but neither metaphor accurately describes their essence or contributes to an understanding that might resist their power. This paper reframes our understanding of the corporation by examining the metaphors that are used to describe it, and by suggesting an entirely new metaphor viewing the Borg and the corporation through the lens of sociobiology. I will argue that the corporation is a new form of superorganism that has become the dominant species on the planet and that the immense, intractable power of a globalized, corporate hive-mind has become the principal obstacle to addressing the planetary emergency of climate change. Reframing our metaphoric understanding of corporations as biological entities in the planetary biosphere may enable us to imagine ways to resist their increasing dominance and create a sustainable future. 

Labor laws : revised to July 1, 1951 /

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Labor laws : revised to July 1, 1949 /

Includes indexes.

Biennial report of the trustees of the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs, Conn., for the two fiscal years ended September 30, ..., and for the two years in other matters ended November 30, ....

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Memoir of the Rev. Erskine J. Hawes, pastor of the Congregational Church, Plymouth, Conn.,

"Consolation in affliction. A discourse delivered in the First Congregational Church, in Hartford, July 15, 1860, being the Sabbath after the interment of the Rev. E.J. Hawes ... by J. Hawes, D.D.": p. [215]-246.

Transactions of the Scientific Association, Meriden, Conn.

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City of Hartford, June 30, 2001

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City of Hartford, Independent Auditor's Reports, Basic Financial Statements and Supplementary Information, Schedule of Findings, June 30, 2005

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Audit report on the City of Hartford, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2009

Audit report on the City of Hartford, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2009

Long-Term Community Recovery Strategy, New Hartford, IA, December 2008

Long-Term Community Recovery Targeted Technical Assistance Strategy is an outcome of the coordinated effort of the city, Rebuild Iowa Office and Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Support Function. In partnership with City officials and RIO and informed by community outreach efforts, provided Targeted Technical Assistance to the community. This support helped the community identify and provide visibility to recovery issues, needs and opportunities that when addressed can result in a more effective long-term recovery for the community.

Síndrome de conn causada por adenoma de adrenal-tratamento por videolaparoscopia

The authors present a case-report a 43 years old, female patient presenting with an eight-year history of hypertension caused by an adrenal adenoma. Hypokalemia and supressed plasma renina confirmed the diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. An abdominal computed tomography revealed a right adrenal mass. The patient was successfully treated laparoscopically. The histopathological diagnosis was adenoma. The patient had normal blood pressure within three months.