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As the power of governments wanes, corporations become ever more powerful. Sometimes they do things that aren't so good. We should pay attention.
Alex Gibney
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Alex Gibney
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: October 23
Film Director
Film Producer
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New York City
New York
Philip Alexander Alex Gibney
Philip Alexander Gibney
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I'm still an Apple person, but let's just say the magic aura is gone. In a way that was a sad thing to lose, but I feel better for it. It's just a machine now, not linked with any greater mission or mystique.
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The sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is the result of what police call noble cause corruption, the belief that because you are dedicated to doing good, you can do no wrong.
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