ARCHIVE – 2017

Suspended Black Conservative Columnist Speaks Out About Why She Quit St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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"It's Never Been a Secret That I Support the Second Amendment and the National Rifle Association" St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - Project 21 Co-Chairman Stacy Washington, a black conservative, was recently suspended by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after writing a column defending gun ownership. She is now speaking ...

Conservatives Should Be Concerned About GE & Coca-Cola

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Justin Danhof, General Counsel and Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Director at the National Center for Public Policy Research, talked with Pastor Greg Young of “Chosen Generation Radio” today about why conservative and Christian investors should be concerned about how General Electric (GE) and Coca-Cola are using their money. Listen to ...

Anti-Trump Activists at Pepsi Annual Meeting Held at Bay

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Free Enterprise Project Moves First to Defend Pepsi CEO from Leftists Who Successfully Targeted Uber and Disney Leaders for Advising Trump Administration National Center for Public Policy Research Raises Need for Ideological Diversity at Pepsi, Calling Infamous Kendall Jenner Ad a Result of Leftist Ideological Groupthink New Bern, NC / ...

Big Business Ignores Conservative Consumers at Its Peril

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Pepsi Executives Must Understand Conservative Customer Needs and Not Dump Trump Free Enterprise Project Warning to Pepsi CEO: "Steel Your Spine" Against Leftist Attacks for Advising Trump New Bern, NC / Washington, D.C. - Kendall Jenner's much-ridiculed Pepsi commercial is a prime example of how the business elite is losing ...

Eli Lilly Finally Admits ObamaCare’s Failures: New CEO Says Benefits of the Law Have Been “Marginal at Best”

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Free Enterprise Project Urges Lilly to Be Part of ObamaCare's Repeal and Replacement; Pharmaceutical Giant Commits to Working with President Trump and Other DC Leaders on Reform National Center for Public Policy Research Scores Major Free Speech Victory As "Fake Transparency" Shareholder Proposal Is Soundly Defeated Indianapolis, IN / Washington, ...

Boeing Pledges to Work With Trump Administration on Iran Aircraft Sales

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Aerospace Giant Says Negotiations "All Hand-in-Hand" with U.S. Government, But Free Enterprise Project Says Doubts About Iranian Sincerity Justified "Fake Transparency" Proposal Defeated by Wide Margin After Free Enterprise Project Recommended Shareholders Reject Left-Wing Assault on Free Speech Chicago, IL / Washington, D.C. - At today's annual meeting of Boeing ...

Harley-Davidson CEO Lauds Trump Relationship: Company Will “Continue to Engage” White House on Policy

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100 Days into Trump Presidency, Free Enterprise Project Urges Motorcycle Giant to Remain Politically Involved, Defend Economic Agenda Against Leftist Attacks Milwaukee, WI / Washington, D.C. - At today's annual meeting of Harley-Davidson shareholders, the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) - the nation's leading proponent ...

Another “Fake Transparency” Proposal Exposed by Free Enterprise Project

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Investor Alert: All Eli Lilly Shareholders Urged to Reject Proposal #6 on Company's Proxy Statement Filed by the New York Comptroller, Proposal is Part of Left-Wing Assault on Free Speech Health Care Giant Under Pressure to Sever Ties With Chamber of Commerce, ALEC Indianapolis, IN / Washington, D.C. - In ...

Shareholder Activists Blast “Fake Transparency” Proposal for Boeing Investor Consideration

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Investor Alert: All Boeing Shareholders Urged to Reject Proposal #5 on Company's Proxy Statement Filed by the Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement System, Proposal is Part of Left-Wing Assault on Free Speech Free Enterprise Project, Whose Skepticism of Boeing's Clinton Foundation Relationship Helped Spur an FBI Investigation, Supports Company's Free Speech, ...

Johnson & Johnson Executives Not Remorseful Over ObamaCare Role

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With Affordable Care Act Collapsing, Pharmaceutical Giant That Promoted It Now Claims It is "Neither a Red Nor Blue" Company Free Enterprise Project Continues Campaign to Push Corporate Support for Obamacare Replacement New Brunswick, NJ / Washington, D.C. - Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky expressed zero remorse today for ...

Coca-Cola Stands By Disrespect for Religious Americans

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Beverage Giant Fights Shareholder Proposal Asking It to Explain Apparent Disconnect in Human Rights Priorities Here and Abroad Atlanta, GA / Washington, D.C. - Coca-Cola's leadership effectively slapped Americans of faith in the face today by fighting a shareholder proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise ...

General Electric Chooses Secrecy over Transparency

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GE Opposes Proposal Seeking Clarity on Its Controversial Charitable Contributions Free Enterprise Project Resolution Criticizes GE Donations to Clinton Foundation, Planned Parenthood and Center for American Progress Asheville, NC / Washington, D.C. - At today's annual meeting of General Electric (GE) investors held in Asheville, North Carolina, the National Center ...

Coca-Cola’s Human Rights Hypocrisy: Why Does Soda Leader Criticize American Religious Freedom Laws While Doing Business in Nations Lacking Basic Civil Liberties?

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All Coca-Cola Investors Urged to Vote for Free Enterprise Project's Shareholder Proposal That Calls out Coke's Human Rights Duplicity Soft Drink Leader's Allegiance with Fringe Anti-Religious Group Called into Question Atlanta, GA / Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research, the nation's leading proponent of free-market investor ...

General Electric Use of Investors’ Money to Fund Extremist Charities Under Scrutiny

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Free Enterprise Project Seeks Support for Shareholder Proposal That Probes GE Donations to Clinton Foundation, Planned Parenthood and Center for American Progress Why Should Shareholder Money Be Spent Funding Abortion Providers and Ethically Challenged Political Groups? Asheville, NC / Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research, the ...

Humana Gives Up Its Seat at the Table – Wants No Apparent Role in Political Fix for Nation’s Health Care Woes

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Health Insurance Giant that Promoted, Advanced and Defended ObamaCare Expresses Little Interest in Working with President Trump and Congressional Conservatives Free Market Leader: "Companies that Foisted ObamaCare on the American People Have a Moral Obligation to Repair the Damage that Law Caused for Millions" Louisville, KY / Washington, D.C. - ...

Jeff Stier Defends Neil Gorsuch and NEA Funding Cuts

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Should Americans be concerned about Neil Gorsuch’s connection to a billionaire Heritage Foundation donor? “The Big Picture” host Thom Hartmann thinks so. “I don’t think we should be concerned at all,” responded Jeff Stier, the director of the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Risk Analysis Division. “I don’t think ...

Free-Market Activists Plan to Question Humana About Willingness to Work with Trump, Congress on Health Care Reform

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Humana's Steadfast Support of ObamaCare Could Lose Company a Seat at the Table in Setting New Health Care Agenda After Working with Liberal Politicians to Advance Obama-Era Failed Health Care Policies, Humana Owes it to American People to Work with Trump Team and Congressional Conservatives Louisville, KY / Washington, D.C ...

Cooper Debates Sanctuary Cities and Social Security

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Who’s hypocritical, Democrats or Republicans, when it comes to immigration policy and the roles of state government and federal government? Last night, Thom Hartmann - the host of “The Big Picture” on RT Network - cited a study indicating that there is a lower crime rate in sanctuary cities, and ...

Democrats Should Have Approved Gorsuch, Says Project 21’s Shelby Emmett

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Were Senate Republicans right to exercise the nuclear option in order to confirm U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Grouch? “The Democrats asked for this,” responded Project 21’s Shelby Emmett on RT Network’s “The Big Picture” last night. “What goes around comes around.” Emmett continued: “I think the Democrats did something ...

A Tribute to Amy Moritz Ridenour (1959-2017)

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Amy Moritz Ridenour was called home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2017, after a long battle with cancer.  Her husband and two of her children were at her bedside when she passed away. In addition to being a beloved wife, mother and friend, Amy was known by ...

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