Thursday, January 11, 2007

Interview with Ben Cohen

Forbes printed this interview with Ben Cohen, one half of the founders of Ben & Jerry's. He talks of the power of business being the most powerful force to help society; his thoughts on specific companies and what they are doing in terms of corporate responsibility; and hwhy Ben & Jerry's acquisition by Unilever makes keeping with their mission harder. The main thing he speaks of, however, is Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities (BLSP), an organization for which he serves as president.

The BLSP is composed of a bipartisan group of business leaders and military experts who are aiming to cut the Pentagon's budget by 13% and funnel the cut to education, healthcare, and homeland security. The thought is that the cuts would come from outdated weapons systems designed when the U.S. was in the midst of the Cold War. The plan also calls for cutting the number of nuclear weapons we had. As Cohen says, "We've currently got enough nuclear weapons to blow up the world ten times over. Our military advisers are saying cut it, save $10 billion, and we'll only be able to blow up the world four times over."

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