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Category Archives: Politics
Money Power in the Public Interest: From “Follow the Money” to “Leverage the Money”
The TakeAway: Amazon’s recent purchase of Whole Foods continues a pattern of disruption in both retail and the wider economy that’s unstoppable. It’s part of a massive shift in jobs and income, that exacerbates income and wealth inequality. Rather than … Continue reading
Posted in American public life, Automation, Civic engagement, Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Inequality, Investor Governance, Politics, Proxy Voting, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing, Wage Gap
Tagged Amazon, Anne Case, automation, Brookings Institution, civic fiduciary, clean energy, Cornerstone Capital, deaths of despair, digital commerce, European Central Bank, housing, incarceration, income inequality, infrastructure, investor governance, Investor Research Responsibility Institute (IRRCi), jobs, Lawyers'Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, opioid addiction, peer-to-peer, Pew Research Center, Prison Policy Initiative, racism, retail, retail apocalypse, Robocalypse, Sir Angus Deaton, wealth inequality, Zevin Asset Management
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Fulfilling America’s Promise: Build Equity, Bridge the Gap
The TakeAway: As we celebrate Independence Day, it’s time to rededicate ourselves to those very ideals on which our nation was founded: liberty, opportunity, and justice for all. That means bridging the equity gap that undermines the American dream and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Investor Governance, Networked Citizenship, Politics, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing, Wage Gap
Tagged "America", 4th of July, American Dream, Charleston church massacre, equity gap, fiduciary, Frank Pasquale, Geoffrey Hodgson, Ground Truth Project, nuclear waste, opportunity gap, police killings, racism, Samuel Francis Smith, Ta-Nehisi Coates, William Lloyd Garrison
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Mesh Networks, Leadership, and Democracy’s Promise
The TakeAway: This election season and Veterans Day provide a great time to reflect on the state of our democracy, which is ailing badly. It’s also time to think about ways of healing it, while achieving sustainable peace and … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Technology, Data Visualization, Ethics and Values, Interactive Technology, Net Neutrality, Networked Citizenship, Notable People, Open Government, Open Knowledge, Politics, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Peace and Prosperity, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Tagged Baby Boomers, Bob Herbert, Civic Stewardship Brigade, civic technology, dark money, data visualization, data-smart governance, Donella (Dana) Meadows, Forum for Cities in Transition, Generation X, Generation Y, James Luther Adams, mesh networks, Michael Walzer, Millennials, Moakley Chair for Peace and Reconciliation, Open Government, open knowledge, Padraig O'Malley, predictive analytics, prophethood of all believers, Robert Bellah, Rockefeller Republicans, Stephen Goldsmith, Susan Crawford, The Responsive City, Thomas M. Menino, urban mechanics, Veterans Day, William Bradford
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The Power of Two, Plus You! OpenLetter2013
The Takeaway: Two friends from Boston, increasingly alarmed by the dearth of meaningful action on climate change, decided to take matters into their own hands. The pair are crowdfunding a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal calling out the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Media & Entertainment, Notable People, Politics, Public Policy, Sustainable Investing
Tagged Civil Rights Act of 1964, climate change, Deb Nicholson, indiegogo, Jordyn Bonds, Joshua Gay, Mike Gintz, moral outrage, OpenLetter2013, Wall Street Journal, Willy Loman
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Civic Virtue as the Animating Ideal
Fourth in a Series: Time to Talk About the Public Interest The TakeAway: Despite the great strides made toward incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into economic decision making, these ideas are untethered from a moral paradigm or ethos … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and Values, Human Rights, Investor Governance, Politics, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Agent Orange, anti-apartheid, Bob Massie, Campaign GM, civic virtue, common good, common goods, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Episcopal Church, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), John Winthrop, Jr., Kodak-FIGHT Campaign, March on Washington, New York City Pension Funds, Project on Corporate Responsibility, public interest, religion and public life, Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, Saul Alinsky, South Africa, TIAA-CREF
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Back to the Future: Apocalypse Now
Image made by Mary Naber King Third in a Series: Time to Talk About the Public Interest The TakeAway: In a society saturated with market values, we need to recoup the idea of civic virtue, and the civic moral obligations … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and Values, Fiduciary, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged civic virtue, Enlightenment, fiduciary, governance, Harvard College, Harvard Islamic Finance Project, IRRC Institute, John Winthrop, Modern Portfolio Theory, money and morality, public interest, Steve Lydenberg, sustainability, trusteeship
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Ready For Their Close-Up: Corporate Secretaries and “The Shape of Things to Come”
Part One of Three The TakeAway: The recent annual conference of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals focused on “The Shape of Things to Come”—that is, key issues and trends affecting corporate accountability and sustainable prosperity. In so … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Ethics and Values, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged Anthony Horan, Corporate Board Member, Doug Chia, ESG, Fay Feeney, Governance Minutes, Jim Brashear, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, Ken Bertsch, materiality, Nasdaq, Sarah Teslik, Sarbane-Oxley, Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, T.K. Kerstetter, Tim Smith, Walden Asset Management, ZixCorp
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“Just Keep Your Knees Together” – Democracy’s Disconnect
Guest Commentary by Rosalie Hudnut Wright, Occasional Contributor, The Murninghan Post The Takeaway: To inaugurate MurnPost’s “Voices of Baby Boomers” section, Rosalie Hudnut Wright writes about the “disconnect” in our Presidential primary campaign between women’s well-being and social and economic sustainability. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Commentary, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Andrea Mitchell, aspirin, Charlie Rose, contraception, Eve Ensler, Foster Friess, Planned Parenthood, Power Center for the Performing Arts, Rick Santorum, Rosalie Hudnut Wright, The Vagina Monologue, Title X, University of Michigan, violence
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Getting Off the Couch
The TakeAway: Last year we became conscious of the breakdown in public trust and its civic moral and economic consequences—and what average people can do to make a difference. This year more of us will get off the couch and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Allen White, Brookings Institution, cap and trade, climate change, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Corporation 20/20, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Greenpeace, International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Lisa Woll, Norman Lear, Occupy Wall Street, Pew Research Center, Richard Cordray, Simon Zadek, Tellus Institute, U.S. Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, water risk
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Song of Sorrow or Call to Arms? Four Stratagems to Improve Our Politics
The TakeAway: While extremist politics dominate Washington, financial markets continue to seize, and US credit-worthiness takes a beating, advocates of sustainability and good governance need to stop moping and get off the bench. Here are four stratagems to reverse the … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Investing
Tagged "Super Congress", 501(c)(3) status, Bill Baue, Bob Massie, Ceres, Charles M. Taylor, Deborah Leipziger, debt ceiling, double-dip recession, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), income inequality, International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC), Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), Joan Bavaria, Joshua Gay, politics, Tea Party, wealth inequality
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Proxy Resolutions, Shareholder Engagement, and Buggy Whips
Part One of Two Parts The TakeAway: Proxy resolutions continue to influence corporate behavior on social policy and corporate governance, but proponents need to explore additional forms of engagement, including social media and other digital means. It’s the day after … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Interactive Technology, Politics, Proxy Voting, Stakeholder Engagement
Tagged @CorporateSecret, animal welfare, As You Sow, board diversity, Calvert Investments, climate change, Facebook, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Heidi Welsh, hydraulic fracturing, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), IRRC Institute, Michael Passoff, Movie Mom, Nell Minow, political contributions, proxy access, Proxy Impact, proxy plumbing, proxy resolution, Rule 14a-8, Say-on-Pay, shareholder engagement, social media, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Stu Dalheim, Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), Tripoli, Tunisia, Twitter, Women on Boards
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Dumb Math and Regulatory Wipeout
The TakeAway: House Republicans efforts to reduce the deficit will gut regulation of financial markets and put the nation at risk, so it’s time for investors and the public to fight back. You’d think that by now, as we try … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Governance, Politics, Public Policy
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Corporate Oligarchs, Politics, and the Common Good
The TakeAway: Among other events, this week’s anniversaries of JFK’s inaugural speech and Citizens United call us to fight to elevate conscience over politics and capitalism. This week juxtaposed statesman service and corporate dominion at a time when oligarchs increasingly … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Center for Responsive Politics, child obesity, children of light, Citizens United, clean tech, Comcast, Eric Schmidt, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ford Foundation, Google, Grey Areas Project, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Larry Page, Let's Move!, Marsha Blackburn, Martin Luther King, Michael J. Copps, Michelle Obama, NBC, net neutrality, oligarchs, Paul Ylvisaker, Peace Corps, Reinhold Niebuhr, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Sargent Shriver, Super PACs, Verizon, Walmart, War on Poverty
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Bob Massie for U.S. Senate
The TakeAway: Our friend and colleague Bob Massie announced his candidacy today to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate—an extension of his lifetime commitment to service. Bob Massie, co-founder of The Murninghan Post and publisher emeritus, today announced his candidacy … Continue reading
Posted in Notable People, Politics, Public Policy
Tagged Bob Massie, Ceres, Edward M. Kennedy, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Harvard Business School, hemophilia, hepatitis C, HIV-AIDS, Investor Network for Climate Risk (INCR), liver transplant, Massachusetts, Renée Loth, Scott Brown, Somerville, U.S. Senate, Vicki Kennedy
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Walter White and LBJ: Personality Plus, To What End?
The TakeAway: Two drama, Breaking Bad and All the Way, provide insights into complex characters, and lessons for our times. Time collapsed earlier this week, as volcanoes from the past and present erupted and converged in a manner that only … Continue reading →