Mouse Trap

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Walt Disney used to be one of the greatest stocks in the world. In recent years, however, thanks to some really bone-headed thinking on the part of its leadership, the company has become a train wreck. It has lost about 43% of its value in just a year’s time, and keep in mind, this isn’t some biotech start. This is a member of the Dow 30, for God’s sake.

In case you’re wondering what some of the corporate DNA is that ruined the place, I’ll remind you of this gem.

Let’s round things off with a pop culture piece. I took a course in college about the radical movement of the late 1960s, and we learned about a publication called The Realist. Here is the most famous piece from that publication, which shows Disney in a more adult light.