[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.
