Home Depot: Let the Shareholders Vote
On June 2nd, Home Depot shareholders will vote on a shareholder resolution brought by NorthStar Asset Management, Inc, a Boston-based socially responsible investment firm, to allow shareholders a say on political contributions made by their company, a direct response to the 2010 Citizens Unit...
Citizens United: The Shareholders Strike Back (Mother Jones: 6/1/11)
The battle against the effects of the Supreme Court's game-changing Citizens United decision, the ruling that ripped down the wall between corporations and American elections, is gathering steam among an unlikely group: investors. With Congress unable to pass new legislation and the Obam...
The Supreme Court Had Its Say. Now Let Shareholders Decide. (New York Times: 5/14/11)
Should Home Depot’s board report each year on the company’s political policies and spending? In a groundbreaking vote at the company’s June 2 annual meeting, Home Depot’s shareholders will have the chance to vote on a nonbinding resolution of support for the company’s policies on, and f...