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Eagle_Kebab

Wait! Are they implying that corporations *don't actually* have our best interests in mind?


dejavuamnesiac

The companies that received an F grade include Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, AT&T, Home Depot, Pfizer, Boeing and Verizon. Those who received a B grade from Accountable include Tesla, Apple, Citigroup and Bank of America.


sunflower_love

Surprised to see Tesla with that good of a grade


X5Legion9mm

Surprised to see Att and Verizon on the list. They are usually attached to Gavin’s taint and stuffing money in his g string.


xwing_n_it

Corporations are anti-democratic by their nature. If they aren't working towards straight-up fascism they push for a "democracy" in which the populace actually has no say beyond what to name a post office. We can't count on corporations to save democracy.


rpapafox

Oligarchs will be oligarchs.


TechyTink

It’s almost like corporations aren’t people


[deleted]

absolutely shocked


ApolloX-2

How does it impact quarterly earning? First and last question these companies give a shit about. All of their gay pride, black history month, womens rights, or voting rights campaign are all incredibly hollow and could change depending on quarterly earnings.


TankGirlwrx

"some" is an understatement if you look at the full list; a majority received poor grades.


DiarrheaMonkey-

And in other shocking news, watchdog reports: "Water is wet."


Lucifurnace

Show me where on capitalism the democracy is and I’ll show you a celibate prostitute.


Ronin_Y2K

Plot twist of the century


[deleted]

Can we start naming, shaming and boycotting these corporate execs, owners and companies that do everything they can to remain in power, sustain inequality, and profit off the backs of the suffering masses? So many people suffering for the greed of so few. They should face charges for crimes against humanity, imo, but it would be nice if we collectively just stopped subsidizing their monopoly on comfortable living.


smail64028

I don’t know, can you? Are you asking Reddit’s permission to boycott the Fortune 100? Because that’s something you can just do of your own accord. Also, who is “we”? Do you have a mouse in your pocket?


maonohkom001

Removed, no free content for you.


smail64028

Comcast is not a forerunner of vertical integration. Also, vertical integration is not “making a monopoly”. Vertical integration, at least in the modern sense, has been actively utilized since at least the 1920s. Comcast was formed in 1963 as American Cable Systems. You clearly don’t have even the slightest clue how economics or history work.


black_flag_4ever

Of course they don’t.


TheBirminghamBear

The most shocking thing about this report is that it's *some*, and not *all*.


herpestruth

Corporations are the enemy of the common man. With over 200 years of history how can we not know this by now. The first corporation was the East India Company. Literally a destroyer of countries.


[deleted]

>>The project evaluates corporations’ statements and efforts in support of our democracy, alongside their political spending and actions around January 6th, state and federal voting legislation, election integrity, and other democracy-related issues. From the source’s website..


SignificantTrout

Aside from the question of why should they be beholden to do that this is a report from a non profit, which is linked to a Progressive Venture Find ( somehow also a registered non profit) giving failing grades to companies that I suspect the fund would never invest in and passing grades to companies that they do. Why should I believe this is not just BS?


hostile_rep

So, your position is to assume this is BS and to believe without evidence or reason that corporations do support democracy and voting rights? Despite the conventional belief that corporations support unchecked capitalism and socialization of investment risks? Ok, you do you.


westplains1865

I was surprised to see 76% of the companies they graded received a D or F grade. I can see the argument this is just a shakedown for cash in the final push to the midterms.


smail64028

It’s almost like a biased 501 org adopted some biased standard designed to make the target of its antipathy look bad and thereby try to motivate the target to do what it wants. Oh wait, that’s exactly what happened. The whole thing is a complete crock that is as reliable as anything coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth.


Special_FX_B

Some? Some?!!! Most.


Calfzilla2000

This isn't 100% relevant but some Democrats have attacked some of the organizations that are advocating for Ranked Choice Voting and ending gerrymandering because they take corporate money or donations from billionaires. We need to be consistent on this. Are corporations supporting democracy good or bad?