Trading Democracy for Profits
How German industry made a deal with Hitler, and what we can learn from it today.
Big business in Germany didn’t just go along with Hitler. It capitulated to him. Companies valued profits over human rights, freedom, and democracy—and they made a fortune.
Crushing Labor
On May 2, 1933, the Nazis destroyed the free labor movement. Independent unions were banned, leaders arrested, and strikes outlawed. In …



