by Harrington Investments | Oct 28, 2014
A recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) case study asked the question “Do Business and Politics Mix?” The study was based on a fictionalized company that chose to donate to a super PAC promoting political candidates with strong pro-business platforms. The contributions...
by Harrington Investments | Dec 6, 2013
By John Harrington While we are all very sad to lose such a wonderful human being as Nelson Mandela, we were so fortunate to live at a time in history that he achieved so much for so many. I was particularly honored to work with many of my colleagues and friends to...
by Harrington Investments | May 8, 2013
I. Good morning fellow shareowners. II. My first Bank of America meeting was about forty years ago in San Francisco at the Masonic Auditorium. I questioned President Clausen as to why Bank of America was loaning money to the white minority government of South Africa...
by Harrington Investments | Nov 21, 2012
Target shareholder John Harrington of Harrington Investments appeared on CNBC to discuss his dissatisfaction with the company’s decision to force employees to work on Thanksgiving. Harrington believes that infringing on employee rights to celebrate one of the...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 31, 2012
By John Harrington Op-ed: Special to the Napa Valley Register Large publicly traded corporations are poised to dominate our political system by flooding campaigns and politicians with money to buy special favors in Washington. At the very least, shareholders, as the...