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Patagonia is donating $1 million to various voting rights groups as a direct response to Georgiaâs restrictive voting law. They are just one of many âwokeâ corporations that have spoken out against legislation that gives undeniable Jim Crow vibes.
According to a lengthy press release on Monday, the clothing company condemned Republican Governor Brian Kemp for signing legislation that directly responds to the 2020 Presidental election that caused a landslide loss for Donald Trumpâs run for a second term. Â
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The original Activist CEO or an avatar for his employees concerns? Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reflects on the rise of Stakeholder Capitalism.
I believe business is the greatest platform for change. I believe that CEOs really have an opportunity, using their businesses, to improve society. That could be directly, making a commentary to politicians, building great products or making sure that their companies are net zero - I think in all of those cases, businesses are improving the state of the world.
So said Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff in conversation at this week’s World Economic Forum Global Technology Governance Summit, but it’s a sentiment that we’ve heard him express many, many times over the years - he even wrote a book about it! - and it’s a mindset that has won him the label of ‘Activist CEO’. That’s actually a term that he once told me he didn’t much care for, although it’s a mantle about which he appears to have be
Will Joe Biden s Jim Crow lie Boomerang? Michael Barone
The big lie works until it doesn’t.
The lie in this case is President Biden’s charge that the changes in Georgia election law passed by the majority-Republican legislature and signed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp on April 1 are “Jim Crow on steroids.” This was doubling down on his March 25 press conference statement that the law “makes Jim Crow look like Jim Eagle.”
This isn’t the first time Biden has charged Republicans with over-the-top manifestations of racism of the sort that haven t been common in decades or even centuries. During the 2012 campaign, he told a predominantly black audience that Mitt Romney “wants to put y’all back in chains.”
Patagonia says it is opposed to Georgia s new restrictive voting law
California-based outdoor gear seller donates $1million to voting rights groups
Move was announced on Tuesday in statement by Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert
Patagonia joins Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola, Delta in condemning law
MLB announced it would relocate All Star Game from Atlanta to Denver
Republicans claim Democratic fears of voter suppression are exaggerated
President Biden has come out against law, comparing it to Jim Crow
Colorado to host MLB All-Star Game after Georgia voting law prompts pullout By Amy Tennery
FILE PHOTO: MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies
(Reuters) – Colorado Rockies’ stadium Coors Field will host July’s All-Star Game, Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Tuesday, after the annual event was relocated from Atlanta in protest over Georgia’s new voting restrictions.
MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred on Friday ordered the sport to relocate its 2021 All-Star Game after Georgia instituted the new voting rules, which Republican politicians endorsed but critics have said aim to suppress voting among Black people and other racial minorities who tend to vote Democratic.