Heroes and Villains is one of those binary distinctions that risks being too simplistic. Fortunately, there are a range of individuals, organisations and industries that stand head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to greasing the gutter that is modern society. 

Its early days for this blog, and this list will evolve over time. Some leading contenders would include: 

• Thoes in Banking and Finance like Goldman Sachs
• Those in Industry like BP, Dow Chemicals and James Hardie
• Those in Pharmaceuticals like Astrazeneca 
• Those in Manufacturing and Consumer Goods like Nike
• … the lobbyists who serve them
• … the government officials who bow to them
• … the mainstream media who make it all possible
• … and the public of the developed world who just keep on consuming