Childhood Under Siege

In Childhood Under Siege, Joel Bakan exposes the widespread exploitation of children by profit-driven corporations, highlighting how marketing, pharmaceuticals, environmental contamination, and labor practices increasingly endanger children's well-being. Focusing on the United States, the book examines the societal and governmental failures that allow such exploitation to persist. With a call to action, Bakan offers insights and proposals aimed at protecting children from these relentless and damaging commercial assaults.