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AmericaFest 2022: A Turning Point in the Wrong Direction

Power & Influence
December 21, 2022

Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) four-day event dubbed “AmericaFest,” is where speakers like Sen. Josh Hawley, Kari Lake, Rep. Lauren Boebert, Fox News broadcaster Tucker Carlson, ultra-conservative personality Candace Owens, and former Trump Chief Strategist Steve Bannon peddled MAGA-extremist ideologies, racism, and election denial propaganda.

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Analysis: Corporate Interests Gave Over $200K to Perpetual Election Deniers Kari Lake and Mark Finchem

Corporate Values
November 16, 2022

Arizona politicians Kari Lake and Mark Finchem both undermined democracy when they spread false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. And now they are pushing the same kind of tired, baseless lies about their own shortcomings with voters in the recent election.

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Shell Posts $30 Billion in Profits After Price Gouging Consumers, Plans To Spend $4 Billion More on Stock Buy Backs

Energy and the Environment
October 27, 2022

Today, Shell announced their massive quarter three profits racking up $9 billion this quarter, bringing in over $30 billion in profit this year as they continue to price gouge consumers. This marks a 133% increase in profit margins compared to the first nine months of 2021. At the same time, American consumers have been overburdened with historical

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Ahead of Jan. 6th Hearing, Fortune 100 Companies Notified That Too Many Have Failed to Defend Democracy

Corporate Values
October 13, 2022

With the January 6th Committee expected to release its latest findings today on how close the nation came to losing its democracy, Accountable.US issued letters today to the CEOs of all Fortune 100 companies detailing how the majority of companies have not done their part to protect democracy, despite overwhelming public demand for businesses to do

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REPORT: Corporate Interests Have Now Donated Over $27M To Election Objectors Since The Jan. 6 Coup Attempt

Corporate Values
September 28, 2022

Today government watchdog Accountable.US released an updated analysis showing that Fortune 500 companies and corporate trade associations donated over $1.6 million in August alone to those in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election in the immediate aftermath of the violent insurrection on January 6.

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Many of America’s Top Companies Receive Failing Grades on Their Commitment to Democracy

Corporate Values

Many of America’s biggest corporations say they value democracy. But how well does their rhetoric match their actions? Our investigative researchers at Accountable.US took a comprehensive look at America’s 100 largest companies by total annual revenue and graded them on their support for voting rights, our electoral process, and our democracy.

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Major Scorecard Project Grades Corporations’ Commitment to Democracy

Corporate Values
September 13, 2022

On the heels of President Biden’s national address on the growing threats to democracy which is now the top concern among Americans, nonpartisan investigative research organization Accountable.US launched the ‘American Democracy Scorecard’ project today – a living, public interactive resource that scores all Fortune 100 companies,

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Jan. 6-tied Leo Group Files SCOTUS Brief Arguing State Legislatures have Sole Authority Over Federal Elections

Power & Influence
September 7, 2022

Yesterday, the Leonard Leo-linked far-right organization “Honest Election Project'' filed an amicus brief in the marque Supreme Court Case Moore V. Harper arguing for the implementation of a fringe legal theory that gives state legislatures sole authority over federal election procedures.

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