…y” and “plutocracy” to describe the post-Citizens United system? The proper metaphor for money in politics is not “speech” but “power.” That is why global corporations exploited Citizens United without reservation. Monsanto and other corporate giants…
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Saving American Democracy in the Age of Citizens United
…Saving American Democracy in the Age of Citizens United clearly rejects a prior refrain by Monks common in his writing: “No new laws need be passed, no new regulations promulgated, no new agencies formed.” (The New Global Investors: How Shareowners C…
A New Strategy to Fight Citizens United
…n cycle is swamped with Super PAC money. Citizens United, you’ll remember, is the 2010 Supreme Court case saying that corporations have the same rights to engage in political speech as you and I do. In response, a number of progressives have proposed…
Review Essay: Citizens DisUnited
…pinion in the 2010 Supreme Court case of Citizens United v FEC, which limited the government’s ability to constrain corporate expenditures for political purposes. The quote demonstrates a partial justification for the Court’s opinion was the ideal of…
‘We the People’ Already Have a Partial Road Map to Fight Citizens United: Stocks and Mutual Funds
…rkers from discrimination. And since the Citizens United decision, NorthStar has emerged as a leader in the area of shareholder activism as it relates to corporate political contributions. So with that in mind, let’s dive right in. I had an enlighteni…
Trillium & Green Century Mark Citizens United Anniversary With Resolutions Urging Halt to Political Donations
…ending. The Supreme Court’s January 2010 Citizens United decision lifted a century-old ban on the unlimited use of corporate treasury funds for political purposes. Shareholders are increasingly concerned that such funds, which can be funneled to Super…
Citizens United: Five Years Later
…ith firm value. Proxy Filings to Address Citizens United Join the many who are filing and co-filing the resolutions seeking comprehensive disclosure of corporate lobbying. Video Friday: Citizens United via StoryofStuff.org Watch the video at Story of…
Citizens United: Most Won't Engage But Won't Monitor Either
…o still be reviewing the implications of Citizens United and were not in a position to comment on the questions posed in the letter. Some of these responders say they will consider our ideas when formulating their policies. Further information at Comp…
Upcoming Shareowner Meetings
…l) CITIGROUP INC APRIL 17, 2012 (annual) CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP APRIL 17, 2012 (annual) CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC APRIL 17, 2012 (annual) CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC APRIL 17, 2012 (annual) DIAMOND HILL FINANCIAL TRENDS FUND, INC APRIL 17,…
ShareOwners.org Organizes Around Citizens United
…nks said: “The bad news is that Citizens United represents the worst judicial decision since Dred Scott; the good news is that the Supreme Court of the United States has held that there is such a thing as corporate democracy. Now is the time for share…
Torres-Spelliscy: Corporate Citizen?
…funds on ballot initiatives, which begat Citizens United in 2010 granting even more expansive rights to corporations. On the flip-side, Torres-Spelliscy traces how the Comity Clause has evolved to affirm that corporations are not citizens. That distin…
Target & Citizens United
…extreme right-wing candidate during the 2010 elections. Questions about corporate money in politics in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission dominated the shareholder question and answer session. via…
Chamber Outspends RNC & DNC BEFORE Citizens United
…f course, that is before the decision in Citizens United. The article goes on to note, “Republican lawyer Ben Ginsberg went so far as to say that the parties would be ‘threatened by extinction.’ And Ginsberg supports the CU decision!” According to The…
Citizens United May Unite Us
…hat resist these reforms.” (Transparency Can Curb Corporate Impact on Elections, The Nation, 2/1/2010) Maybe Citizens United will unite us. We’d better do it fast though. Democracy is fast disappearing….
Maryland First to Address Citizens United
…is a very limited reform to address the Citizens United decision, not even requiring Maryland companies to disclose spending in other states or the District of Columbia. At least it is a step in the right direction, even if a very small one. See also…
Future Directions for CorpGov after Citizens United
…or proxy research, MoxyVote.com for voting, join Shareowners.org and the Investor Suffrage Movement. Years down the road, let’s hope Citizens United is overturned. Even then, getting control over corporations, which have so much influence over us, wil…
Video Friday: Citizens United via StoryofStuff.org
…cision by the Supreme Court in Citizen’s United vs. Federal Election Commission case that permits corporations to spend freely to influence American elections. By now, most people are familiar with the Story of Stuff Project directed by Annie Leonard…
Strine: Big 4 Responsible to “Forced Capitalists”
…unconstitutional. Strine also notes, “in Citizens United v. FEC, Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority, implicitly assumed that access to information about corporate political spending would be accessible and allow stockholders to correct abuses ‘…
Proxy Filings to Address Citizens United
More than 40 investors joined in filing and co-filing the resolution seeking comprehensive disclosure of corporate lobbying. Among them are New York State Common Retirement Funds, Walden Asset Management, the AFSCME Employees Pension Plan, Needmor Fu…
Shareholder Proposals Recommendations to SEC
…te differently. In the landmark decision Citizens United, Supreme Court Justice Kennedy expressed enthusiasm that technology today makes disclosure “rapid and informative.” The current N-PX requirements meet neither standard, being only once a year an…
What Ought to Be: Why Grow Up?
…ho could think otherwise after Citizen’s United (Citizens United: Five Years Later)? Discussions of the gap between what is and what ought to be should pervade our schools, workplaces and every important social institution. From Divine Rights to What…
2018 CPA-Zicklin Index; Gradual Improvement
…ex: CorpGov.net The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision recognized: Prompt disclosure of expenditures can provide shareholders and citizens with the information needed to hold corporations and elected officials accountable for their position…
Top Governance Issues for 2012
…rtain corporate political expenditures (Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission). CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY Shareholder focus on corporate responsibility will likely magnify in the coming year. … Boards should expect disclosures regarding the…
Support Grows for Transparency in Corporate Political Spending
…olitical Spending, File Number 4-637. In Citizens United v. FEC the US Supreme Court noted that shareowners could “determine whether their corporation’s political speech advances the corporation’s interest in making profits” and could discipline direc…
End Corporate Demockary
…or political purposes by corporations in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. It was a great awakening. Many more began to realize how much power over our government we had ceded to corporations. In 1987 Time magazine estimated that “of the…
Investors Seek Disclosure of Corporate Lobbying Expenses
…f directors are monitoring this risk. In Citizens United v. FEC the US Supreme Court noted that shareowners could “determine whether their corporation’s political speech advances the corporation’s interest in making profits” and could discipline direc…
NEE Nextera Energy Proxy Recommendations
…osts, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was based on a false premise. Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion justifies the decision by pointing to the Internet. With the advent of the Internet… Shareholders…
Charles Schwab Proxy Voting Guide
…osts, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was based on a false premise. Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion justifies the decision by pointing to the Internet. With the advent of the Internet… Shareholders…
Center for Political Accountability: Video Friday
…osts, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was based on a false premise. Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion justifies the decision by pointing to the Internet. With the advent of the Internet… Shareholders…
Vanguard’s Political Disclosure Vote: Wrong!
…the promise of a secure future, but post-Citizens United, it also means corporate political spending without shareholders’ knowledge. As a mutual fund known for challenging the status quo, Vanguard can and should lead the way to protect investors and…
Vermont State Senator Seeks to Redefine Persons as Human Beings
…C News poll, 76% of Americans oppose the Citizens United decision. (Vermont Is Gearing Up to Strike a Major Blow to Corporate Personhood, Ban It Statewide | AlterNet.) Corporate Sponsored Judges Time to get on board by signing the MoveOn.org petition….
California Chamber Pressures CalPERS on Political Disclosure Guidelines
…es that “companies that signed the ‘anti-Citizens United pledge’ in the aftermath of the decision did not see a material increase in firm value.” In other words, the market didn’t place a value on disclosure or restraint by corporations on political s…
SEC-IAC: Disclosures on ESG Topics
…te differently. In the landmark decision Citizens United, Supreme Court Justice Kennedy expressed enthusiasm that technology today makes disclosure “rapid and informative.” The current N-PX requirements meet neither standard, being only once a year an…
Political Disclosure Up
…first step. As Justice Kennedy wrote in Citizens United: With the advent of the Internet, prompt disclosure of expenditures can provide shareholders and citizens with the information needed to hold corporations and elected officials accountable for t…
Leo Strine: Corporate Accountability Forums 3/14/22
…iginal: The Difficulties of Reconciling “Citizens United” with Corporate Law History, in 91 Notre Dame L. Rev. 877 (2016). Securing Our Nation’s Economic Future: A Sensible, Nonpartisan Agenda to Increase Long-Term Investment and Job Creation in The U…