WASHINGTON–Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill on May 4 to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour. The proposal, which is more than double the current rate of $7.25, was unveiled to the cheers of various labor leaders outside Capitol Hill. “It is time to pass a new livable wage,” Sanders said….
‘We’re Not Increasing the Cost of Business,’ Bernie Sanders Argues for $17 Federal Minimum Wage
How Nonprofits and Corporations Are Facilitating the Border Crisis: Heritage Foundation Event
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) and the Director of Oversight Project Mike Howell talk about how nonprofits and corporations are facilitating the Border Crisis in an event hosted by The Heritage Foundation at 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 13. They further allege that the Biden administration has contracted and collaborated with nonprofit organizations and corporations to plan…
LIVE: How Nonprofits and Corporations Are Facilitating the Border Crisis: Heritage Foundation Event
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) and the Director of Oversight Project Mike Howell talk about how nonprofits and corporations are facilitating the Border Crisis in an event hosted by The Heritage Foundation at 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 13. They further allege that the Biden administration has contracted and collaborated with nonprofit organizations and corporations to plan…
Experienced Business Leaders Steering Clear of Boardrooms Due to Heavy ESG Burden: CEO
Heavy regulatory burdens that come packaged with trendy progressive agendas, like gender quotas, are keeping some of the most experienced executives from joining boardrooms, warns one CEO. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the CEO in charge of an Australian publicly listed company revealed that many individuals choose to take on non-executive roles as a form…
Political Polarization Worsens in Corporate America: New Study
Executive teams of large U.S. corporations are becoming increasingly partisan, resulting in “a political polarization of corporate America,” according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. This polarization has implications for the values of firms as well, the study found. While workplace diversity in recent years has received a lot of attention, particularly…
US Corporations Reiterate Financial Support for Workers Seeking Abortions
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Roe Vs. Wade on Friday, many large U.S. companies across multiple sectors championed their workplace health plans that will cover out-of-state abortion costs for employees. JPMorgan Chase confirmed in an internal memo obtained by CNBC that it would maintain its commitment to offer travel benefits for abortions…
Is Elon Musk the Harbinger of a New Era of Hostile Corporate Takeovers?
Commentary “Get woke, go broke” refers to a company that engages in woke politics and, thereby, alienates a large share of its customers. The canonical example is Gillette. A major seller of men’s shaving products, it ran a 2019 Super Bowl ad attacking men as inherently toxic. The result was customer alienation and an $8…
Major US Retailers Accused of Profiteering, Raising Consumer Prices Amid Soaring Inflation
Some of the United States’ biggest retailers have been accused by a nonpartisan watchdog organization of profiteering from rising inflation levels across the nation. In the new report (pdf) by Accountable.US, companies including Costco Wholesale Corp., Walmart Inc., Target Corp., CVS Health Corp., Kroger Co., and T.J. Maxx parent company TJX Companies Inc. are among those accused…
The Truth Behind Woke Corporations | Counterculture
In this episode of Counterculture with Danielle D’Souza Gill, Danielle unveils the problem with woke corporations and explains what we can do to combat them. She interviews radio host Dennis Prager about this problem, as well as on his new book. Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: gettr.com/user/epochtv Gab:…
CCP’s Economic Power Makes American Corporations ‘Subservient’ to Beijing: China Analyst
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) economic power makes corporations and governments “subservient”, aiding Beijing’s plan to achieve global hegemony, according to a China analyst Anders Corr. “Corporations [and]… governments are starting to fall in line with what the Chinese Communist Party wants them to do… in a way that really should concern us” Corr, principal…
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