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Waffle House
- “Google, Deloitte, and Citigroup quietly collaborate with GOP group pushing voter suppression”, Judd Legum (Popular Information) and Nick Surgey (Documented), Popular Information, May 17, 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
Walgreens Boots Alliance
- "Florida politicians behind "Don't Say Gay" bill backed by corporations that claim to support LGBTQ rights”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Feb 17, 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
- “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
- “GM said it was a champion for voting rights, sent 125K to GOP group pushing voter suppression”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Aug 5, 2021
- “Despite pledge, Google's campaign cash flows to Republican objectors”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jul 6, 2021
- “These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jun 14, 2021
- “UPDATE: Google says it is reevaluating its support for GOP group pushing voter suppression laws”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, May 19, 2021
- “Google, Deloitte, and Citigroup quietly collaborate with GOP group pushing voter suppression”, Judd Legum (Popular Information) and Nick Surgey (Documented), Popular Information, May 17, 2021
- “Facebook pledged to suspend political donations, then quietly funneled $50,000 to GOP group pushing voter suppression laws”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 5, 2021
- "Corporate-backed Florida Republicans push perplexing new voting restrictions", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 23, 2021
- "Major corporations announce opposition to voter suppression bills in Arizona", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 10, 2021
- "The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 3, 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
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, 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
- “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
Wall Street Journal (published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp)
Walmart
- "Walmart abandons pledge” [scroll down on linked page to see this sub-article], Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 9, 2022
- "Two members of Congress spoke at a white nationalist convention. These corporations are supporting their reelection.” Judd Legum, Popular Information, Feb 28, 2022
- “Corporations send large donations to GOP group behind abortion bans and voter suppression”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Feb 2, 2022
- “After Texas Republicans imposed a draconian abortion ban, these corporations sent checks”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 24, 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
- “Corporate lobbyists bite back”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 6, 2022
- “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
- “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]
- “After Abbott signs Texas abortion ban, Walmart sends him $10,000 check” [scroll down for this sub-article], Judd Legum, Popular Information, Oct 20, 2021
- “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
- “GM said it was a champion for voting rights, sent 125K to GOP group pushing voter suppression”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Aug 5, 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
- “How corporations give Republicans a massive financial advantage in state politics”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jul 15, 2021
- “Despite pledge, Google's campaign cash flows to Republican objectors”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jul 6, 2021
- “6 months after Capitol assault, corporate pledges fall flat”, David Klepper, Associated Press, Jul 4, 2021
- “This sedition is brought to you by…”, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington), Jun 23, 2021
- “What corporate PACs are doing 6 months after the attack on the Capitol”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jun 21, 2021
- “These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jun 14, 2021
- “The myth of corporate neutrality”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, June 2, 2021
- “These corporations broke the commitments they made after January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, May 24, 2021
- “Shareholders push to end secret political spending”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, May 12, 2021
- “UPDATE: Some corporations break their silence on Texas' voter suppression bills [see subsection: "Top corporate donors stay quiet"]”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, May 5, 2021
- “Two messages from corporate America" [scroll down on the webpage to see this article], Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 15, 2021
- “Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain”, David Gelles and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Apr 14, 2021
- “The C.E.O.s Who Didn’t Sign a Big Defense of Voting Rights”, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni, New York Times, Apr 14, 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
- “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
- "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
- “Texas' voter suppression bills are fueled by millions in corporate cash”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 31, 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
- "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
- "Major corporations announce opposition to voter suppression bills in Arizona", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 10, 2021
- "The empire strikes back", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 8, 2021
- "The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 3, 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
- “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
- "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
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 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
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, 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
- "UPDATE: More corporations suspend donations to Republicans who objected to Electoral College vote", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, 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
- "20 corporations, $16 million, and 138 Republicans trying to subvert democracy", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 6, 2021
- "David Perdue attacked Kamala Harris with a racist trope. These corporations are still backing his Senate campaign." Judd Legum, Popular Information, Oct 19, 2020
Walt Disney (see Disney)
Warburg Pincus
Warby Parker
- 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
- "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
- “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
Warner Music Group
- “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
- "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
Waste Management
- “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
- “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
Waymo - see its parent company Google
WEC Energy Group
Wellcare (became a subsidiary of Centene in 2020)
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Wells Fargo
- "Two members of Congress spoke at a white nationalist convention. These corporations are supporting their reelection.” Judd Legum, Popular Information, Feb 28, 2022
- “Corporations send large donations to GOP group behind abortion bans and voter suppression”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Feb 2, 2022
- “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
- “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]
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jun 14, 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
- “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 announce opposition to voter suppression bills in Arizona", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 10, 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
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- “We Can’t Bank on Wall Street to be Transparent, A Public Sedition Audit is Needed”, Paulina Gonzalez-Brito and Maurice BP-Weeks, co-executive director and co-founder of the Action Center on Race & the Economy, Jan 22, 2021
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, Jan 15, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, 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
- “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
Welltower
Western Union
WestRock
Weyerhaeuser
Whirlpool
- “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
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
Williams Companies
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America
Witkoff Group
W.R. Berkley
Xcel Energy
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Facebook pledged to suspend political donations, then quietly funneled $50,000 to GOP group pushing voter suppression laws”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 5, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
Xerox
Yancy Bros Co.
Yellow Cab Holdings
Yelp
- “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
- "Where things stand", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 14, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
YouTube - see its parent company, Google
Yum! Brands
Zendesk
Zillow
- “After Texas Republicans imposed a draconian abortion ban, these corporations sent checks”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 24, 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
- “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
- "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
Zimmer Biomet Holdings
Zoetis