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M&T Bank
- "Statement signed by major corporations opposing laws that restrict voting rights [includes downloadable text of statement and list of all signatories]”, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021
- “Leaders from these companies oppose Georgia's new voting law”, Jared Gans, The Hill, Apr 2, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
MacLean-Fogg
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp
Magellan Health
MagMutual Insurance
Major League Baseball (MLB)
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Georgia religious leaders call for boycott of Home Depot over silence on voting laws”, Ben Kamisar, NBC News, Apr 20, 2021
- “Top private law firms plan 'SWAT teams' to fight voting laws in court”, Jane C. Timm, NBC News, Apr 13, 2021
- “More than 100 corporate executives hold call to discuss halting donations and investments to fight controversial voting bills”, Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, Apr 11, 2021
- “Opinion: Why corporate America is declaring independence from the GOP”, Michele L. Norris, Washington Post, Apr 11, 2021
- “McConnell versus the First Amendment”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 6, 2021
- “Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers: Corporations have given more than $50 million in recent years to state lawmakers who have seized on Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen 2020 election to push for new restrictions on the right to vote”, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press, Apr 5, 2021
- “MLB moving All-Star Game from Georgia after state passes new restrictive voting laws”, Steve Almasy & David Close, CNN, Apr 3, 2021
- “Joint Statement on Protecting Voting Access: The Right to Vote is the Cornerstone of our Democracy [signed by more than 170 companies]”, Civic Alliance (a nonpartisan group of businesses), Apr 2, 2021
- “MLB suspends political donations after DC riot”, Jake Seiner, Associated Press, Jan 13, 2021
Marathon Petroleum
- “In key states, corporate donations go overwhelmingly to legislators that oppose abortion rights”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Sep 13, 2021
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “How corporations give Republicans a massive financial advantage in state politics”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jul 15, 2021
- “Corporate America is backing away from Georgia's anti-voting bill — after funding its sponsors”, Jon Skolnik, Salon, Apr 13, 2021
- “These rainbow flag-waving corporations are backing the sponsors of anti-trans legislation”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Apr 12, 2021
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- “Bankrolling the Disenfranchisers: Since 2016, Corporate and Trade Association PACs Have Given $170 Million to Lawmakers Who Voted to Challenge the Presidential Election [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis and Taylor Lincoln, Public Citizen, Jan 13, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Marquis Energy
Marriott
- “Seven major corporations pledge not to support GOP objectors in 2022” [article also cites companies that have kept and those that have broken their 2021 pledges], Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 4, 2022
- “UPDATE: Republican lobbyists are "frustrated," push corporate PACs to resume contributions”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Nov 9, 2021
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jul 19, 2021
- "The enemies list", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 18, 2021
- "How The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Should Combat Voter Suppression", Michael Posner, Professor of Ethics and Finance at NYU Stern School of Business and Director of the NYU Center for Business and Human Rights, in Forbes, Mar 15, 2021
- "Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld [Yale School of Management] says corporate bans on political donations will stick", Dan Primack talks with Professor Sonnenfeld, Axios podcast, Feb 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- “Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning”, Andrew Winston, in MIT Sloan Management Review, Feb 2, 2021
- "Supporting democracy becomes the measure of leadership", Terry F. Yosie [Former President & CEO, World Environment Center], in GreenBiz, Jan 18, 2021
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, Jan 15, 2021
- "Corporate donors flee Republican Party following Capitol Hill riot, and it's only the beginning", Gareth Hutchens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Jan 15, 2021
- "Where things stand", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 14, 2021
- "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election", Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, Jan 13, 2021
- "Corporations halt political donations, with some singling out Republicans", Aimee Picchi, CBS News, Jan 13, 2021
- "Companies rush to distance themselves from President Trump – but is it too late?", Christen Dobson, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Jan 13, 2021
- "‘An Epiphany Moment’ for Corporate Political Donors May Have Arrived: As companies put their donations to candidates on hold, they should reassess political giving entirely, making the halt permanent." Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Jan 12, 2021
- "The dam breaks", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 12, 2021
- "UPDATE: More corporations suspend donations to Republicans who objected to Electoral College vote", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 11, 2021
- “Business titans pull back from GOP after Capitol insurrection”, Alex Isenstadt, Elena Schneider, Theodoric Meyer and Zachary Warmbrodt, Politico, Jan 11, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Marsh McLennan
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- "The enemies list", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 18, 2021
- "Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld [Yale School of Management] says corporate bans on political donations will stick", Dan Primack talks with Professor Sonnenfeld, Axios podcast, Feb 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Big businesses say they are responsible, but too often they fuel conspiracy theories: Corporations have been condemning the Capitol insurrection, but take a closer look", Michael E. Porter and Bruce F. Freed, in USA Today, Jan 19, 2021
Marshall Street Capital
Martin Chase Productions
MassMutual
- “Raytheon quietly resumed political donations to election deniers, report finds - Watchdog group says donations are emblematic of corporate America’s tepid commitment to democratic ideals.” Pranshu Verma, Boston Globe, Jan 3, 2022
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jul 19, 2021
- “Corporate money trickles back to Republicans after Capitol riots: Donations to fundraising vehicles increase despite pledge to pause in wake of attack”, Lauren Fedor, Christine Zhang and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Financial Times, Mar 25, 2021
- "The enemies list", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 18, 2021
- “Bankrolling the Disenfranchisers: Since 2016, Corporate and Trade Association PACs Have Given $170 Million to Lawmakers Who Voted to Challenge the Presidential Election [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis and Taylor Lincoln, Public Citizen, Jan 13, 2021
Master Builders of Iowa
Mastercard
- “The Corporate Insurrection: How companies have broken promises and funded seditionists”, Angela Li & Areeba Shah, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Jan 3, 2022
- “UPDATE: Republican lobbyists are "frustrated," push corporate PACs to resume contributions”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Nov 9, 2021
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “These corporations just donated to a Republican group that helped create the January 6 mob”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Aug 4, 2021
- “More Corporate PACs Resume Political Donations to Republicans Who Rejected Election Results: PACs for American Airlines, GM and UPS donated to some GOP lawmakers after pausing all contributions in response to Jan. 6 Capitol riot”, Chad Day, Wall Street Journal, Jul 16, 2021
- "Statement signed by major corporations opposing laws that restrict voting rights [includes downloadable text of statement and list of all signatories]”, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021
- “Leaders from these companies oppose Georgia's new voting law”, Jared Gans, The Hill, Apr 2, 2021
- "The enemies list", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 18, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- “Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning”, Andrew Winston, in MIT Sloan Management Review, Feb 2, 2021
- "Why Did Companies Take So Long to Divest from White Supremacy?", Victor Ray, in Harvard Business Review, Jan 25, 2021
- "Big businesses say they are responsible, but too often they fuel conspiracy theories: Corporations have been condemning the Capitol insurrection, but take a closer look", Michael E. Porter and Bruce F. Freed, in USA Today, Jan 19, 2021
- "Corporate donors flee Republican Party following Capitol Hill riot, and it's only the beginning", Gareth Hutchens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Jan 15, 2021
- "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election", Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, Jan 13, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
- "Corporations halt political donations, with some singling out Republicans", Aimee Picchi, CBS News, Jan 13, 2021
- "The dam breaks", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 12, 2021
- “Business titans pull back from GOP after Capitol insurrection”, Alex Isenstadt, Elena Schneider, Theodoric Meyer and Zachary Warmbrodt, Politico, Jan 11, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
Match Group
- “These corporations just donated to a Republican group that helped create the January 6 mob”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Aug 4, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
McDonald's
- “UPDATE: Republican lobbyists are "frustrated," push corporate PACs to resume contributions”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Nov 9, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
McGuireWoods LLP
- “These corporations just donated to a Republican group that helped create the January 6 mob”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Aug 4, 2021
- “What corporate PACs are doing 6 months after the attack on the Capitol”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jun 21, 2021
- “These rainbow flag-waving corporations are backing the sponsors of anti-trans legislation”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Apr 12, 2021
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
McKesson
McKinsey & Company
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
Mercedes-Benz USA (a subsidiary of Daimler, a multinational headquartered in Germany)
Merck
- “The Corporate Insurrection: How companies have broken promises and funded seditionists”, Angela Li & Areeba Shah, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Jan 3, 2022
- “In Bad Company: A year has passed since the deadly insurrection on the U.S. Capitol that spurred a flurry of corporate promises to defend democracy. For many of the biggest companies and trade groups in the country, those promises were broken when they funneled millions of dollars to election objectors in Congress. Did Corporate America ever honestly care about preserving our democracy?” Accountable.US, Jan 3, 2022
- “In key states, corporate donations go overwhelmingly to legislators that oppose abortion rights”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Sep 13, 2021
- “Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights”, Matt Egan, CNN Business, Apr 21, 2021
- “Mob tactics - Merck's words versus Merck's actions”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Apr 21, 2021
- "Statement signed by major corporations opposing laws that restrict voting rights [includes downloadable text of statement and list of all signatories]”, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021
- “Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain”, David Gelles and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Apr 14, 2021
- “A Zoom call will not save democracy”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 13, 2021
- “These rainbow flag-waving corporations are backing the sponsors of anti-trans legislation”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Apr 12, 2021
- “More than 100 corporate executives hold call to discuss halting donations and investments to fight controversial voting bills”, Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, Apr 11, 2021
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- "Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law and Corporate Support”, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice website, Apr 3, 2021
- “Leaders from these companies oppose Georgia's new voting law”, Jared Gans, The Hill, Apr 2, 2021
- “Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws”, Andrew Ross Sorkin and David Gelles, New York Times, Mar 31, 2021 updated Apr 3, 2021
- “Charles Schwab leaves U.S. Chamber of Commerce as both change their political activities”, Brian Schwartz, CNBC, Mar 23, 2021
- "Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld [Yale School of Management] says corporate bans on political donations will stick", Dan Primack talks with Professor Sonnenfeld, Axios podcast, Feb 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Meta (see Facebook)
MetLife
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Charles Schwab leaves U.S. Chamber of Commerce as both change their political activities”, Brian Schwartz, CNBC, Mar 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, Jan 15, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
- “Calls for economic boycott grow after Georgia adopts voter restrictions”, Dennis Romero, NBC News, Mar 27, 2021
- “Voting rights advocates plan economic boycott to pressure Georgia firms”, Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mar 25, 2021
- “UPDATES: Georgia corporate giants tiptoe into raging voting rights debate”, Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mar 16, 2021
- “Georgia voting rights activists pressure big corporations to oppose GOP-backed ballot restrictions”, Hannah Miao, CNBC, Mar 14, 2021
- "Corporate accountability campaign in Georgia gains momentum", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 11, 2021
- "UPDATES: Voter suppression and corporate cash in Georgia", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 4, 2021
- "The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 3, 2021
Mettler Toledo
MGM Resorts
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
Micron
Microsoft
- “The silence of 109 corporations who claimed to be champions of voting rights” (see sub-section entitled "Corporate donations flow to Republicans blocking voting protections"), Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jan 12, 2022
- “Major Corporations That Claim To Support Voting Rights Donated Over $640,000 To Senate Republicans Who Blocked Federal Voting Rights Legislation In 2021”, Accountable.US, Jan 11, 2022
- “Corporations Donated Millions to Lawmakers Who Voted to Overturn Election Results”, Alan Rappeport, Madeleine Ngo & Kate Kelly, New York Times, Jan 6, 2022
- “Tech giants swore off donations to those who denied Biden’s win. Their cash is still likely getting through.” Cristiano Lima with research by Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, Jan 6, 2022
- “Corporate lobbyists bite back”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 6, 2022
- “Seven major corporations pledge not to support GOP objectors in 2022” [article also cites companies that have kept and those that have broken their 2021 pledges], Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 4, 2022
- “GOP election objectors rake in corporate cash” [also refers to companies that stuck with their pledge to cut off donations], Karl Evers-Hillstrom, The Hill, Dec 14, 2021 [But see also this article which documents that "since January 6, corporate PAC contributions to Republican objectors have plummeted by nearly two-thirds": “The truth about corporate contributions to Republican objectors since January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 3, 2022; and see this article: “A Year Later, Most CEOs Are Keeping Their Post-Insurrection Promises”, Professor Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Yale Insights, Jan 4, 2022]
- “UPDATE: Republican lobbyists are "frustrated," push corporate PACs to resume contributions”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Nov 9, 2021
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jul 19, 2021
- “The myth of corporate neutrality”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, June 2, 2021
- “US companies amass political funding cash pile after Capitol riot: Corporate Pacs that halted donations are sitting on $28m ahead of 2022 midterm elections”, Christine Zhang, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson & Lauren Fedor, Financial Times, May 25, 2021
- “The Chamber of Commerce Is Panicking”, Accountable.US, May 21, 2021
- “Watchdog group launches campaign pressuring companies to leave Chamber of Commerce over voting rights”, Alex Gangitano, The Hill, May 20, 2021
- “EXCLUSIVE: How corporate PACs are plotting to "move beyond" January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, May 10, 2021
- “UPDATE: Some corporations break their silence on Texas' voter suppression bills”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, May 5, 2021
- Full text of May 4 statement by companies and local chambers of commerce urging Texas lawmakers not to pass new restrictions on voting [PDF], Fair Election Texas, May 4, 2021
- “Major Corporations Come Out Against Proposed Voting Restrictions In Texas”, Alex Ura, The Texas Tribune, May 4, 2021
- “The myth of the "woke corporation", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 27, 2021
- “Target, Google and others are under pressure to dump the Chamber of Commerce over voting rights”, Matt Egan, CNN Business, Apr 21, 2021
- "Statement signed by major corporations opposing laws that restrict voting rights [includes downloadable text of statement and list of all signatories]”, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021
- “McConnell versus the First Amendment”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 6, 2021
- “Leaders from these companies oppose Georgia's new voting law”, Jared Gans, The Hill, Apr 2, 2021
- “Joint Statement on Protecting Voting Access: The Right to Vote is the Cornerstone of our Democracy [signed by more than 170 companies]”, Civic Alliance (a nonpartisan group of businesses), Apr 2, 2021
- “A corporate reckoning on voter suppression”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 1, 2021
- “Top CEOs speak out against Georgia's voting restrictions”, Shawna Chen, Axios, Apr 1, 2021
- “Charles Schwab leaves U.S. Chamber of Commerce as both change their political activities”, Brian Schwartz, CNBC, Mar 23, 2021
- "How The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Should Combat Voter Suppression", Michael Posner, Professor of Ethics and Finance at NYU Stern School of Business and Director of the NYU Center for Business and Human Rights, in Forbes, Mar 15, 2021
- "The empire strikes back", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 8, 2021
- “Money in Politics, One Month Later: Since the Capitol riot, companies have re-evaluated their political donations. Will this be a turning point or a momentary blip?”, Ephrat Livni, Lauren Hirsch and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Feb 6, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Microsoft, Google, Facebook, others freeze political contributions in wake of Capitol siege", Shelby Brown, Eli Blumenthal, Ian Sherr, CNET, Feb 5, 2021
- "Nearly 190 companies pulled political donations after the insurrection. That’s not enough." Robert Maguire, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington), Feb 1, 2021
- "Microsoft's ugly truth", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 25, 2021
- "Dustup over Microsoft PAC’s contributions brings calls for company to lead political reform", Todd Bishop, GeekWire, Jan 25, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- "Supporting democracy becomes the measure of leadership", Terry F. Yosie [Former President & CEO, World Environment Center], in GreenBiz, Jan 18, 2021
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, Jan 15, 2021
- "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election", Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, Jan 13, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
- "Corporations halt political donations, with some singling out Republicans", Aimee Picchi, CBS News, Jan 13, 2021
- "The dam breaks", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 12, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
- "20 corporations, $16 million, and 138 Republicans trying to subvert democracy", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 6, 2021
- "These corporations are funding the GOP candidates in Georgia's Senate run-off elections", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Dec 10, 2020
- "Six corporations that talk green and spend dirty", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Dec 7, 2020
MidAmerican Energy (subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a holding company 90% owned by Berkshire Hathaway)
MillerCoors (see Molson Coors)
Mitsubishi Power (part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a multinational headquartered in Japan)
MLB (see Major League Baseball)
Molina Healthcare
Molson Coors (includes MillerCoors)
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
- "These corporations are funding the GOP candidates in Georgia's Senate run-off elections", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Dec 10, 2020
Mondelez
Monster Beverage
Monument Advocacy
Morgan Stanley
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jul 19, 2021
- “Corporate money trickles back to Republicans after Capitol riots: Donations to fundraising vehicles increase despite pledge to pause in wake of attack”, Lauren Fedor, Christine Zhang and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Financial Times, Mar 25, 2021
- "The enemies list", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 18, 2021
- "The gap between corporate declarations and reality: U.S. banking industry spent $1 million on television ads for Senator David Perdue", TRACKING POLITICAL DONATIONS, Mar 9, 2021
- “Money in Politics, One Month Later: Since the Capitol riot, companies have re-evaluated their political donations. Will this be a turning point or a momentary blip?”, Ephrat Livni, Lauren Hirsch and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Feb 6, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- “Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning”, Andrew Winston, in MIT Sloan Management Review, Feb 2, 2021
- "Halting corporate political contributions isn’t enough to protect democracy", Timothy Werner (Associate Professor of business, government and society in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin), in Fortune, Jan 23, 2021
- "Corporate donors flee Republican Party following Capitol Hill riot, and it's only the beginning", Gareth Hutchens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Jan 15, 2021
- "Where things stand", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 14, 2021
- "Companies rush to distance themselves from President Trump – but is it too late?", Christen Dobson, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Jan 13, 2021
- “Bankrolling the Disenfranchisers: Since 2016, Corporate and Trade Association PACs Have Given $170 Million to Lawmakers Who Voted to Challenge the Presidential Election [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis and Taylor Lincoln, Public Citizen, Jan 13, 2021
- "‘An Epiphany Moment’ for Corporate Political Donors May Have Arrived: As companies put their donations to candidates on hold, they should reassess political giving entirely, making the halt permanent." Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Jan 12, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Morningstar
Mortgage Bankers Association
Mosaic Company
Motion Picture Association
Motorola (subsidiary of Lenovo, a multinational headquartered in China)
- "Corporate-backed Florida Republicans push perplexing new voting restrictions", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
MSCI
Murphy Oil
Mutual of Omaha
Mylan (In Nov 2020, Mylan merged with Upjohn to form Viatris)