The Yes Men Fix the World

"The Yes Men Fix the World." Well... not quite, but they tried. This was a rather bold and highly optimistic title, but it does grab the attention.

The Yes Men are a couple of guys--Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno--who have at the top of their priority list: pointing out corporate greed and its deleterious effects upon the environment and humanity. For this production they go after Dow Chemical, Exxon Mobil, Haliburton, and HUD (yes, the government's own Housing and Urban Development department). They don't go after these companies in the traditional sense with petitions, protests, and litigation, No! They use a more unique headline grabbing tactic known as posing.

They set up fake websites that look like the real deal to pose as the target company. Then, when they get contacted, they offer their services at various speaking engagements. And in the case of Dow Chemical, they were invited by the BBC to give an interview on live television. Then from there they choose what message they want to convey. It's actually quite brilliant and very ballsy. I'm sure they've broken a myriad laws made to protect wealthy companies, but that's probably for their sequel.