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Bank of America

Bank of America Debanks Conservatives While Failing to Flag Chinese Money Laundering

Press Release /
Free Enterprise Project Demands Accountability After $1.2 Billion Penalty for Anti-Money Laundering Violations Washington, D.C. — After Bank of America was hit with a $1.2 billion penalty for serious anti-money laundering violations involving billions of dollars in suspicious transactions, Free ...
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Black Conservatives Sound Alarm on Socialism’s Threat to Black America

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New Project 21 Monograph Examines Socialism’s Record and Offers a Path Toward Economic Freedom Washington, D.C. — What does socialism’s resurgence in American politics mean for black Americans? A new monograph from the Project 21 black leadership network examines that ...
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Kendall Qualls: Black America Needs a Heart Transplant

Project 21 Commentary /
"Black America does not need another government program. It needs a heart transplant," writes Project 21 Ambassador Kendall Qualls in a commentary published at the Journal of Free Black Thought. "A heart transplant that embeds a belief and trust in ...
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Marijuana Legalization’s Broken Promise to Black America

Project 21 Commentary /
Marijuana legalization has often been presented as an economic opportunity for communities disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs. Years into legalization, have black Americans actually shared in the wealth created by the legal cannabis industry—or have the economic and ...
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Starbucks Faces Shareholder Pressure Over Xinjiang Ties

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Free Enterprise Project Demands Coffee Giant Close New Xinjiang Stores Days After Filing Forced-Labor Shareholder Proposal Washington, D.C. — Just days after the National Center for Public Policy Research filed a shareholder proposal pressing Starbucks to disclose its exposure to ...
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Steve Milloy: Trump SEC’s Accidental Gift to Left-Wing Activists

FEP Commentary /
"The SEC wants to declare the game over—with the left in control of corporate America," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Steve Milloy at RealClearMarkets. Steve explains: The Trump SEC’s proposal is correct that the SEC had no statutory or ...
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How The Digital Revolution Is Reclaiming The Household Economy

Able Americans, Commentary /
"For a long time, earning a living usually meant leaving home. Digital technology, and the AI now layered on top of it, means fewer families have to accept that separation as the price of economic participation," write Able Americans Director Rachel ...
New York Times

Shareholders Sue New York Times Over Editorial Oversight Records

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. — The National Center for Public Policy Research and the State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), on behalf of the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund (FRSTF), have filed a lawsuit against The New York Times Company seeking ...
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Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting, Warnings Grow Over China Supply-Chain Risks

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. — With President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet this week, pressure is building on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require publicly traded companies to disclose the risks their dependence on ...
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SEC’s Short-Sighted Shareholder Proposal Move Could Lock In Left’s Corporate Gains

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Washington, D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to abandon federal oversight of shareholder proposals is a short-sighted move that could ultimately strengthen the hand of corporate management and leave free-enterprise investors with fewer avenues to challenge the growing ...