by Harrington Investments | Aug 22, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted 3-2 to adopt a controversial rule requiring new disclosures by public companies regarding their use of so-called “conflict minerals” mined in war-torn Central Africa that are...
by Harrington Investments | May 8, 2012
We hope that the below article in Fortune magazine, focusing on a political disclosure resolution we filed with Wellpoint, portends a strong shareholder mandate for increased accountability at the Annual General Meeting next week: By Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of The Value...
by Harrington Investments | May 2, 2012
Yesterday we got a piece of good news. Fed up with corporations secretly meddling in their public affairs, a record number of patriotic Americans have sent the SEC a resounding message that the time has come to reign in corporate influence peddling. Well,...
by Harrington Investments | Apr 13, 2012
Jack Ucciferri, Harrington Investments’ Research and Advocacy Director, was asked by Reuters to comment on the recent compensation package awarded to Goldman Sach’s CEO Lloyd Blankfein. According to the SEC, Blankfein’s total compensation for 2011...
by Harrington Investments | Apr 11, 2012
Harrington Investments is proud to support SB 982, the California Shareholder Protection Act. Sponsored by Senator Evans, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and supported by the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), this bill would provide...
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...