Was a joy to be able to speak about the Thriving Communities Narrative co-created by the Global Initiative for Corporate Accountability and Hope-based Communications at the @iccr.bsky.social Conference earlier this week with such a great group of advocates.

ExxonMobil is leading a big business effort to weaken shareholder activism and consolidate the power of management. dirtdiggersdigest.org/archives/7904

If you were wondering why Trump squashed crypto regulations, fired the ethics watchdogs overseeing corruption, and ended the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, this $5 billion payday is why.

Reminder: Despite the Musk-Trump feud, a significant proportion of DOGE agents—who continue to gut essential government functions and endanger your privacy—have close ties to Elon Musk and his companies. We're continuing to track them here: therevolvingdoorproject.org/doge-staff-a...

The evidence of overt corporate capture by the Big Tech and crypto industries in this administration is staggering.

California bill #AB381 is a commonsense measure that would help to ensure that California taxpayer dollars do not fund egregious abuses like trafficking and forced labor.

California's procurement laws are outdated and toothless against forced labor. AB 381 would fix that—bringing state law in line with federal standards. U.S. Ambassadors + Fresno leaders are urging action. Support the bill. #EndForcedLabor #AB381 Read: www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read...

The Trump Administration plans to end all ILAB grants, WaPo reports. Apparently, combating human trafficking, forced labor, and child labor is not in "alignment with agency priorities and national interest." This will have a devastating global impact on the most vulnerable people. bit.ly/4iKRnpn

How can we actually make the government more efficient? ICAR Advocacy Counsel @noor-ham.bsky.social will be moderating a panel on how the U.S. government can more efficiently & effectively combat forced labor in US supply chains. Tune into the live stream at 10 am EST www.csis.org/events/strea...

This is an existential fight for one of America’s oldest and most treasured public services. Neither Musk nor Trump nor gloom of night should stay Democrats from protecting it.

@wsj.com reports that the value of shipments U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) dropped from a monthly peak of $290.7 million in March 2024 to $9.2 million in February, per CBP Office of Trade statistics. www.wsj.com/articles/tru...

The Trump Administration has already halted or moved to dismiss enforcement investigations and cases against 89 corporations—giving the green light to corporate lawbreakers. Rampant corporate impunity is already a major problem, we don't need to make it worse. bit.ly/4i3GUoH

The EC's Omnibus Proposal betrays the people the CSDDD was meant to protect to the interests of big corporations. By limiting due diligence and gutting access to justice, this proposal would allow corporate abuse to continue to run rampant. We need more corporate accountability, not less.