Corporate Power

Campaigners asked U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, "Do you want to go down in history as contributing to a climate catastrophe that will endanger the lives of millions of people around the world?"

"The more sway mega-corporations have over our economy, the more power they have to gouge customers, squeeze Main Street, and exploit workers."

While taking aim at special interest lobbying and corporate profits that impede "sensible" policy, the author argues the "only way to be truly safe from nuclear weapons is to eliminate them altogether."

One expert says the company—which has gotten billions of dollars from the U.S. government—is "behaving as if they have absolutely no responsibility beyond maximizing the return on investment."

"We cannot let corporations talk about 'Black lives' on their Twitter feeds while also funding police violence on our streets."

"We may never be able to fully measure the magnitude and scale of the harm done by Formosa around the world—both in terms of the damage it has wrought to the environment as well as basic human rights."

"Make no mistake: If the Build Back Better bill wasn't a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in climate action, the fossil fuel industry wouldn't be pouring out millions of dollars trying to stop it."

"Turns out AT&T virtually created OAN and provides it with nearly all its revenue."

Frances Haugen said the company's leaders know how to make their platforms safer, "but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people."