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It’s not enough to cry, “Enough!”: Corporate Accountability’s statement on the continued killing of Black people

The barbaric murders of Black people have again risen to national attention, although this has been a relentless and centuries-long ...

Protester holding up a sign that says "Challenge corporate power"

Corporate campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic, part 3

Workers are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. They are working in dangerous conditions, putting their health and their family's health at risk. That's why we're supporting two organizations that are providing economic relief to thousands of domestic and tipped workers.

Amazon: Protect your workers, not your profits

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a health and economic disaster for billions of people. But for some corporations like Amazon, the crisis means sky-high profits. Urge your governor to investigate Amazon and close warehouses with unsafe working conditions.

No one should be without clean water and running electricity, especially now

People need access to uninterrupted electricity and water during this pandemic! This Giving Tuesday Now, donate to ensure we have the resources we need to win moratoriums on electricity and water shutoffs.

Demand an end to private prisons

Two of the largest private prison profiteers, GEO Group and CoreCivic Inc., are making money by incarcerating disproportionate numbers of Black and brown people. Demand lawmakers end the use of private prisons and protect incarcerated people from COVID-19! Add your name now.

Patti Lynn, ED of Corporate Accountability, protesting at the Youth Climate Strikes in Boston, holding sign reading "Polluters out, people in"

Corporate campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic, part 2

The shock of this moment provides an opportunity for all of us to rethink and reimagine the kind of world we all deserve to live in—and how best to achieve it. Corporate Accountability and our allies are stepping into this moment to move toward this world by doing what we do best: corporate campaigning.

Report: Group funded by Coke, Big Food looms large in U.S. dietary guidelines

Investors demand Coke stops interfering in policy, funding junk science ATLANTA, GA—On the eve of Coke’s first-ever all-virtual annual meeting, ...

Corporate Accountability organizers stand up to PMI at its annual shareholders meeting, and hold signs outside the NYC public library.

Corporate campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic, part 1

The COVID-19 pandemic has starkly revealed an economic system that prioritizes some lives over others. Transnational corporations are driving this system. Curbing corporate power is essential to creating a very different kind of society.

STATEMENT: Trump administration attempts to withhold WHO funding

Today, the Trump administration announced it would attempt to put a hold on the World Health Organization’s funding amidst the ...

Workers protesting for a $15 minimum wage

Take action: demand paid sick leave for all workers

As we all do our part to limit the spread of the coronavirus, it's unconscionable that many workers in the U.S. who can't work remotely have to go to work while sick because they have no paid sick leave. Demand Congress pass paid sick leave for all workers!