FLOTSAM & JETSAM: POST EMPIRE SURVIVAL GUIDE: Boycott bad corporations

Sunday, September 20, 2020

POST EMPIRE SURVIVAL GUIDE: Boycott bad corporations

 [Since 1989, the Review has occasionally published a guide to getting through the crummy era that we are in. To aid our readers during these tough times, we will be offering some previously published and new proposals.]

Sam Smith, Progressive Review - Thanks to its 2010 Citizens United ruling, the Supreme Court made it possible for corporations to intrude deeply into politics. Oddly, however, there has been little logical response to this by citizen groups - such as boycotting corporations helping the worst politicians. For example, one of the worst politicians these days is Mitch McConnell. Here are some of his major corporate backers from 1989 to now: Blackstone Group (owns Hilton), Humana, Goldman Sachs JP Morgan Chase, Blue Cross, UPS, GE, and Fedex. 

A national boycott of some or all of these firms could have a definite impact on the way politics is played in this country. 

Another approach would be to boycott the biggest firms in states with the worst policies. The Review regularly ranks these states and in checking for major businesses in them we found Walmart, Home Depot, and Delta Airlines.

In any case, it's time to end the public passive reaction to corporate intrusion into politics and start talking about what we should be boycotting.