To the Editor:

[The 10 Worst Corporations of 2007 was a] well-written and thought out list, although it could have been a list of the 100 worst corporations.
       
For instance, how can you exclude the likes of Monsanto for their bullying and threatening of small farm operations by either denying them seed or bankrupting them by overly aggressively pursuing patent protection through costly lawsuits?

Also, Southwest (and most airlines for that matter) should have been considered for flying planes they knew hadn’t been properly inspected for months and risking the lives of thousands of passengers. Then they tried to cover up the fact that they had ignored a cozy relationship with FAA staff who were supposed to have oversight.

Alas, there are very few companies nowadays which put ethics before dollars.

—  Michael Spanovic
Laguna Niguel, CA