Faced With a Mountain of Potential Recusals as Chair, Clayton Is Not Fit to...
At last week’s nomination hearing it was clear that Walter “Jay” Clayton, tapped to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by President Trump, is an unacceptable choice for the job. Mr....
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Your 401(k) might hold the key to fighting corporate power
Since the 2016 election ushered in the Businessman- in- Chief, America has witnessed just how far the rich and powerful are willing to go to protect their interests at the expense of everyone else. The...
View ArticleDo Public Pension Funds Support Lobbying Disclosure at Exxon?
We know that mutual funds could cause political spending proposals to pass. But what about large public pension funds? Pensions and Investments 1 highlighted the number of large pension funds which are...
View ArticleMutual Funds are changing their tune on climate change, but what about...
This week, in an historic showing of support, shareholders voted in favor of a resolution at ExxonMobil calling on the company to disclose the impacts of global climate change policies on its business....
View ArticleAvoiding the Seduction of the Dark Side
**Re-posted from the Brennan Center for Justice Blog. View the original post here.*** The views expressed are the author’s own and not necessarily those of the Brennan Center for Justice. By: Ciara...
View ArticleConservatives work to shield Chamber from investors’ calls for transparency
By: Grace Aylmer & Rachel Curley Re-posted from Daily Kos. As President Trump pulls America out of the Paris climate agreement and Congress threatens to take health care away from 22 million...
View ArticleGuest Column: With New Political and Corporate Paradigms New Strategies Are...
With the political deck stacked in favor of big business interests it’s important to use what corporate levers we can. By: Ron Freund, CFS Director, Corporate Responsibility, Social Equity Group...
View ArticleThe Private Ordering Route To Campaign Finance Reform
Re-posted from the Center for Political Accountability With prospects for action nil by Congress and the Trump administration, going outside the political system through a process known as “private...
View ArticleWill Vanguard and BlackRock support lobbying transparency at FedEx?
Monday, FedEx is holding its annual shareholder meeting. Since 2010, FedEx has spent over $106 million on federal lobbying on issues like corporate taxes, postal reform, trade agreements and trucking...
View ArticleNearly 30,000 Americans call for Vanguard to hold companies accountable for...
By: Rachel Curley, Democracy Associate at Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division At its recent meeting of shareholders, Vanguard heard from Americans concerned about the mutual fund giant’s role in...
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Your 401(k) might hold the key to fighting corporate power
Since the 2016 election ushered in the Businessman- in- Chief, America has witnessed just how far the rich and powerful are willing to go to protect their interests at the expense of everyone else. The...
View ArticleDo Public Pension Funds Support Lobbying Disclosure at Exxon?
We know that mutual funds could cause political spending proposals to pass. But what about large public pension funds? Pensions and Investments 1 highlighted the number of large pension funds which are...
View ArticleMutual Funds are changing their tune on climate change, but what about...
This week, in an historic showing of support, shareholders voted in favor of a resolution at ExxonMobil calling on the company to disclose the impacts of global climate change policies on its business....
View ArticleAvoiding the Seduction of the Dark Side
**Re-posted from the Brennan Center for Justice Blog. View the original post here.*** The views expressed are the author’s own and not necessarily those of the Brennan Center for Justice. By: Ciara...
View ArticleConservatives work to shield Chamber from investors’ calls for transparency
By: Grace Aylmer & Rachel Curley Re-posted from Daily Kos. As President Trump pulls America out of the Paris climate agreement and Congress threatens to take health care away from 22 million...
View ArticleGuest Column: With New Political and Corporate Paradigms New Strategies Are...
With the political deck stacked in favor of big business interests it’s important to use what corporate levers we can. By: Ron Freund, CFS Director, Corporate Responsibility, Social Equity Group...
View ArticleThe Private Ordering Route To Campaign Finance Reform
Re-posted from the Center for Political Accountability With prospects for action nil by Congress and the Trump administration, going outside the political system through a process known as “private...
View ArticleWill Vanguard and BlackRock support lobbying transparency at FedEx?
Monday, FedEx is holding its annual shareholder meeting. Since 2010, FedEx has spent over $106 million on federal lobbying on issues like corporate taxes, postal reform, trade agreements and trucking...
View ArticleNearly 30,000 Americans call for Vanguard to hold companies accountable for...
By: Rachel Curley, Democracy Associate at Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division At its recent meeting of shareholders, Vanguard heard from Americans concerned about the mutual fund giant’s role in...
View ArticleBoycotting the President’s Brand: Commercial Reactions to Trump
For most companies, picking a side in a partisan fight is perilous because it can alienate customers in the process. When businessman Donald J. Trump entered the presidential race in 2015, no one knew...
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