Black Conservatives Sound the Alarm on Socialism’s Rise
Now that Zohran Mamdani has taken the reigns as mayor of New York City, black conservatives with the Project 21 black leadership network are voicing their concerns about the rise of socialism in a city that has -- until now -- been known as a global epicenter of finance and ...
Black Americans Harmed When ICE Can’t Do Its Job
The current unrest throughout our nation -- especially American citizens pushing back against ICE agents who are attempting to uphold our immigration laws -- sends a message to the nation and to future generations that lawlessness and unaccountability should be accepted. Ambassadors with our Project 21 black leadership network are ...
Intuit Investors Urged to Support Sole Shareholder Proposal
Washington, D.C. – Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) are urging Intuit shareholders to make their voices heard by voting their proxy ballots before Intuit’s annual shareholder meeting on January 22. FEP specifically recommends that investors support the National Center’s proposal urging ...
ABLE Accounts Are Expanding This Year — and So Is What’s Possible for People with Disabilities
For too long, our public policy has sent a quiet but devastating message to people with disabilities: Don’t save. Don’t plan. Don’t earn too much — or you’ll lose what you need to survive. ABLE Accounts began to change that story. When Congress passed the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a ...
FEP Locks In Deals With Chevron, PepsiCo and Bristol Myers Squibb
The shareholder activism wins keep coming in 2026! On the heels of our announcement last week that our Free Enterprise Project (FEP) had successfully negotiated shareholder proposal withdrawals with five corporations -- Prudential, Eli Lilly, Exxon, Capital One and AT&T -- we are now ready to announce three more corporate ...
Hiding from Shareholders: Berkshire Hathaway
What is Berkshire Hathaway hiding from shareholders? The multinational conglomerate once led by Warren Buffett is taking advantage of a recent SEC loophole to exclude from its proxy statement our shareholder proposal -- a straightforward request that Berkshire assess whether its subsidiaries' sustainability commitments can be justified according to expected ...
Costco’s Board in the Hot Seat Over Green Claims and Poor Performance
Washington, D.C. -- Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) are urging Costco shareholders to make their voices heard by voting their proxy ballots before Costco's annual shareholder meeting on January 15. FEP specifically recommends that investors both support its greenwashing proposal and ...
Black Conservatives Reflect on the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are reflecting on the civil rights icon and his legacy -- and their musings are diverse and not necessarily what you'd expect. Johanna Blanding-Koskinen, Project 21 Ambassador and M.Div. Candidate: What my colleagues describe ...
Esther Bouquet: Beware Corporations: Silencing Shareholders is a Risky Move
The SEC recently announced that it will generally refrain from getting involved when companies exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy materials. Even so, Free Enterprise Project Associate Esther Bouquet warns companies that they face numerous risks if they hastily exclude shareholder proposals. Read Esther's commentary, published by Legal Reader, in full ...
Horace Cooper on San Francisco Reparations: A State That Never Had Slavery is Choosing Segregation Over Solutions
Despite San Francisco's $1 billion budget deficit, Mayor Daniel Lurie has signed a measure to create a reparations fund for black residents. On Fox News's "The Ingraham Angle," Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper told guest host Brian Kilmeade: This is an amazing example of the latest variation of a con involving ...
