According to campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets, Comcast’s political action committee was high on the list of financial supporters for politicians who openly questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election. In early 2021, Comcast said it would suspend donations “to those elected officials who voted against certification of the electoral college votes” and would review its…
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Hiltzik: Disney loses its grip over Florida politicians – Los Angeles Times
DeSantis and his fellows are threatening to revoke Disney’s near-dictatorial control over the 43-square-mile site of Walt Disney World and its related theme parks and resorts outside Orlando, the product of a deal that Florida’s then-Republican governor, Claude Kirk, signed into law in 1967. Is this threat plausible? That hinges on the question of whether…
Accountable US to Eli Lilly: Stop Lying About Your Support for the Sedition Caucus
Kyle Herrig of Accountable US has written to Eli Lilly about their support for elected officials known as “the sedition caucus” for their efforts to overturn the Presidential election. “If Eli Lilly is content to donate to those in Congress who tried to overthrow the will of the people, or even those who seek to…
Which Corporations Are Funding Politicians Who Aided the Insurrection?
A year ago, a number of corporations promised not to make contributions to elected officials who supported the insurrection. Many promised not to support state politicians behind voter suppression. Some reneged on their promises. Others were silent. And none made significant public changes to funding through harder-to-track intermediaries like the Chamber of Commerce, which had…
Making A Difference
Jeff Sonnenfeld says that CEOs play an essential role in speaking out on political issues. Last year, CEOs took on major issues regarding immigration, racial justice, election security and voting access. As Michael Dell commented, “If CEOs can’t speak out on voting access, what can they address?” The collective voice of CEOs provides them protection…
Federal Defense Contractors Resume Donations To Republicans Who Rejected Democracy | HuffPost
The nation’s biggest federal defense contractors have quietly resumed giving money to Republicans who helped fuel the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, despite making a public show of halting their political contributions after the attack and touting their companies’ roles in protecting democracy. In the first half of 2021, the top five federal defense…
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld: For corporations, political ‘wokeness’ works – The Washington Post
Since last fall, we have witnessed unprecedented levels of civic engagement from America’s corporations. Last November, to help fortify our electoral system, thousands of employers gave employees paid time off to vote or volunteer as election workers. Following up on that commitment to democracy, many CEOs and major trade groups promptly confirmed the election results…
Toyota reverses course, says it will stop donating to Republican objectors – by Judd Legum – Popular Information
On April 17, Popular Information reported that Toyota was the top corporate contributor to Republican members of Congress who voted to overturn the election. The company’s corporate PAC donated $62,000 to 39 members of Congress who refused to certify the results of the Electoral College. After months of public scrutiny, Toyota announced on Thursday afternoon…
The myth of corporate neutrality – Popular Information
Dallas-based AT&T is following the McConnell playbook. Yes, the company says it believes “the right to vote is sacred” and supports “efforts to enhance everyone’s ability to vote.” But it refused to weigh in on SB 7, the voter suppression law introduced by Texas Republicans. AT&T said that “election laws are complicated, not our company’s…
New York State Fund’s Best Results Ever on Political Spending Proposals
In more than a decade of pushing companies to disclose their political spending, the New York State Common Retirement Fund has never had a year like this. The nearly $250 billion pension fund faced off in early May against Duke Energy Corp. DUK, 0.08%, whose board of directors opposed the New York fund’s proposal asking…
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