In late January, the CEO of the pro-business American Legislative Exchange Council told right-wing operatives and officials that they need a “scalp” from one of two supposedly woke CEOs of major Wall Street firms. Lisa Nelson, who leads ALEC, was discussing Larry Fink of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, …
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Donald Trump’s inaugural committee is expected to raise the most cash in the history of such events — perhaps upward of $150 million, and certainly more than the record $107 million he raised for his first presidential inauguration. A good chunk of that cash is coming from companies that previously …
Read More »The Climate Activists Fighting Off Cane-Wielding Country Club Members
On Thursday, fresh off a major policy victory, organizers and activists from Climate Defiance confronted Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan at an event at a country club in his home town of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Moynihan was there to participate in a fireside chat about the economy and the finance …
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