I sound like such a [tornado fang]ing pinko, but when gigantic corporations can get away with anything that people can't, then there is something wrong.
'Tis the world we live in. Politicians from superpower nations can get away with things which would put a man in jail for lifetimes. Loopholes are found and explored in every single law. 'Tis the dog-eat-dog world we live in.
...if it's any consolation, not counting war atrocities and terrorist incidents, world societies keep getting better and better as places to live in. Steadily, but fast. Rights are given, people have less ways to escape crimes, and any blatant racism or homophobia nowadays is met with quite alot of controversy. Sooner or later, lobbyists will have to find a new way to pool their interests. Society will fix itself.