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 | Mar 25, 2013
By Michael J. Moore Originally Published in Bloomberg.com Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the investment bank nicknamed “Government Sachs” because of senior executives who have moved into public posts, won’t be entering politics itself. A shareholder proposal that the...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 18, 2013
By Jason Notte Article published in MSN Money What’s the point of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010 freeing up corporate campaign contributions if companies don’t shovel truckloads of money at candidates to protect their political...
by Harrington Investments | Mar 1, 2013
Reprinted from Responsible-Investor.com Citizens United-related shareholder motion rejected by SEC by Daniel Brooksbank | March 1st, 2013 Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank, has avoided having to face an acerbic shareholder resolution calling on it to explore the...