This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter. To get independent accountability journalism in your inbox, please subscribe. On Saturday, a gunman killed seven people and injured more than 20 during a rampage between the Texas cities of Midland and Odessa. Among the victims was
Naming names is effective. Except for CVS I do not use the other corporations but I am going to switch over to my local neighborhood drugstore for my prescriptions this week and I am going to let CVS know why.
Wow. Thank you for this valuable information. It would be interesting to know which other companies support politicians/states who, through legislation, weaken gun laws & refuse to enact gun control legislation. Your articles are outstanding! I've tweeted this one out. #Grabyourwallet!
I don't find these donation pieces to be helpful when the general purpose donations are highlighted. There are many reasons for a company to donate to a politician in our plutocracy. Highlighting one and trying to make the association between the company and the issue via the politician receiving funds is at best tenuous, at worst, an irresponsible report that lacks context of total donations to all politicians during that time (to determine party preference) and total donations received by politician (to determine size of that company's ownership share/capture).
I’m rarely left speechless, but this is one of those occasions. This country doesn’t have a “gun problem”, it has a gun sickness.
Naming names is effective. Except for CVS I do not use the other corporations but I am going to switch over to my local neighborhood drugstore for my prescriptions this week and I am going to let CVS know why.
Wow. Thank you for this valuable information. It would be interesting to know which other companies support politicians/states who, through legislation, weaken gun laws & refuse to enact gun control legislation. Your articles are outstanding! I've tweeted this one out. #Grabyourwallet!
I avoid all of those organizations in crime.
Walmart steps up. Check your evening news. Thank God.
I don't find these donation pieces to be helpful when the general purpose donations are highlighted. There are many reasons for a company to donate to a politician in our plutocracy. Highlighting one and trying to make the association between the company and the issue via the politician receiving funds is at best tenuous, at worst, an irresponsible report that lacks context of total donations to all politicians during that time (to determine party preference) and total donations received by politician (to determine size of that company's ownership share/capture).