Childhood Under Siege

In Childhood Under Siege, Joel Bakan exposes how profit-driven corporations and societal neglect are systematically exploiting and endangering children in the United States. The book highlights troubling trends such as manipulative marketing, harmful pharmaceutical practices, environmental hazards, child labor, and the corporatization of education. Bakan aims to raise awareness and offers insights and proposals to combat these pervasive issues and better protect children’s well-being.