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On Monday, the National Center's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) team agreed to withdraw the shareholder proposal we had submitted to Comcast in exchange for Comcast making meaningful positive changes to its terms of service, advancing religious liberty and viewpoint neutrality. Our proposal reques| nationalcenter.org
We are delighted to announce that Stefan Padfield has been named as the new executive director of the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP). Stefan, who joined the FEP team in 2023, previously spent over 15 years teaching law at the University of Akron School of Law, worked in private p| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- On Wednesday, the New Civil Liberties Alliance, on behalf of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) and the Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment, convinced the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to vacate the U.S. Security a| nationalcenter.org
On Tuesday, MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor will present a proposal at Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting on behalf of the Free Enterprise Project (FEP) that asks Microsoft to consider adding bitcoin to its balance sheet. This proposal -- the first FEP has ever submitted on the subject| nationalcenter.org
"We have had a wonderful year or two," National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard acknowledges about the freedom movement's progress to move woke corporations back to neutral. But now is not the time to rest, because "we've got a huge fight ahead of us." At this month's Pray Vote Stand Summit,| nationalcenter.org
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"With its May 25 decision in Sackett v. EPA, written by Justice Samuel A. Alito, the Supreme Court has finally imposed a limiting principle on the EPA’s authority," writes National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., at The Hill. First Bonner explains how the Sackett decision will protect t| nationalcenter.org
Farmers, ranchers and other landowners throughout the country can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Supreme Court has delivered long-overdue clarity in Sackett v. EPA over which bodies of water the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate under the Clean Water Act (CWA). By narr| nationalcenter.org
Despite Proper Credentials, Free Enterprise Project Director Justin Danhof Forcibly Blocked from Investor Meeting National Center for Public Policy Research Calls for an Immediate U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Investigation Greensboro, NC/Washington, DC – At today’s annual meeting of VF| nationalcenter.org
“First Step on the Road to Undoing an Egregious Abuse of Power” Repeal Antiquities Act to Protect Property Rights, Promote Economic Prosperity Washington, DC – Environmental experts with the National Center for Public Policy Research applaud President Donald Trump’s order to scale back two Utah na| nationalcenter.org
Letter from Free-Market Coalition Urges Comprehensive Overhaul of Antiquities Act "Dramatic Break" Sought to Combat "Abuses That Have Plagued the Program for Decades" Washington, D.C. - Over three dozen free-market organizations, trade associations, businesses, former federal officials and curr| nationalcenter.org
Elimination of "Epic Federal Power Grab" Will Help the Economy While Protecting the Environment Washington, D.C. - Environmental experts with the National Center for Public Policy Research are applauding the Trump Administration's move to rescind the Obama-era Clean Water Rule and consider a redef| The National Center
R.J. Smith As people in Utah and Nevada (and other places!) can tell you, it's too bad Congress is so bad at taking advice. With President Obama's new designations of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada, millions more acres of land are now bein| The National Center
The following is a statement by Bonner Cohen, Ph. D., senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, on the designation of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada by President Obama: President Obama has yet again shown his disdain fo| The National Center
In a commentary published by the Wall Street Journal, Free Enterprise Project Associate Bennett Nuss discusses how a socialist takeover in New York City would disastrously affect the rest of the state and even be felt across the nation by taxpayers who would be forced to bail out the failed experime| nationalcenter.org
"Wind and solar power require a lot of upfront capital, and investors may be having second thoughts about placing their bets on what looks like a losing horse," writes Dr. Bonner Cohen in a Daily Caller commentary. Bonner provides an overview of President Trump's recent actions pulling away from| nationalcenter.org
"The first item of business for the EEOC ought to be the creation of a legal definition of what constitutes discriminatory DEI practices through note-and-comment rulemaking," writes Free Enterprise Project Associate Bennett Nuss in a commentary published at Legal Reader. He notes that DEI definit| nationalcenter.org
In the commentary below, Free Enterprise Project Associate Bennett Nuss encourages us to examine the line of attack that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is using in a complaint against Starbucks's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, noting "that there are a few concerning corpora| nationalcenter.org
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If tech giant Cisco truly believes its DEI agenda is good for business, why can't it defend that agenda when we ask questions about it? In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield notes: If Cisco’s leadership believed its DEI investme| nationalcenter.org
"I believe there are many powerful people on both sides of the aisle who just want to make a positive difference in this world without having to endure a cancel culture struggle session every time they try to do so," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield. In the commen| nationalcenter.org
"Over and over, the loudest DEI defenders reveal the iron law of woke projection: accuse your opponents of what you yourself are doing," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. He continues: At the end of the day, our oppon| nationalcenter.org
"DEI proponents cannot stop lying because the truth is fatal to their cause," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. He notes: Once stripped of selective statistics, cooked-up correlations, and ideological cover, DEI is re| nationalcenter.org
If a shareholder proposal has merit on its face, why does it matter who is submitting it? And is Dow Inc. in the business of doxing shareholder proponents if they want to stay anonymous to avoid potential retribution? In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executiv| nationalcenter.org
Recent corporate legal filings are treating the deeply flawed decision made in our Starbucks lawsuit as if it's proper precedent and good law. In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield explains why that assumption is dangerous: Recent| nationalcenter.org
"Apply a healthy dose of skepticism the next time you see a headline proclaiming that over 90% of shareholders support DEI because an anti-DEI proposal was defeated by that margin," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. Re| nationalcenter.org
President Trump’s recent Middle East peace deal “was such a momentous achievement for the president and the administration that even the Democrats and the media had to give the president plaudits,” writes Project 21 Ambassador Christopher Arps in a commentary published at RedState. Chris notes: The...| The National Center
“My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage a few times, and we’re not going to do it because I would lose my Medicaid, and it would cost us so much money for me to have private insurance.” After a devastating motorcycle accident left Jesi...| The National Center
Hours after President Trump confirmed that Hamas had freed all surviving Israeli hostages, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are responding with gratitude and celebration. Project 21 Ambassador Marie Fischer, a Jewish activist: October 7, 2023 was Simchat Torah. One of the most...| The National Center
In a commentary published at The Hill, Project 21 Ambassador Craig DeLuz evaluates the results of President Trump’s anti-crime intervention in Washington, D.C.: At the conclusion of the first month in this extensive experiment, the data already revealed a striking narrative: The relentless tide of...| The National Center
Each year, thousands of young Americans with disabilities age out of foster care and step into adulthood with little more than determination. Too often, they do so without the financial tools or education needed to build independence and stability. It is estimated that 25% of youth who...| The National Center
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must not become complicit in Visa’s potentially bad faith attempt to avoid scrutiny of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, warned the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) in a...| The National Center
Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper was recognized as gifted early on in his life — and he’s grateful that current New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wasn’t the one determining his educational options. On Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle,” during a discussion of Mamdani’s...| The National Center
The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) was recently shot down by Microsoft after submitting a shareholder proposal asking Microsoft "to clarify whether its work in Europe—particularly in partnership with governments and nongovernmental organizations—could expose the company to pressu| nationalcenter.org
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The National Center’s Able Americans program and Free Enterprise Project teamed up to deliver a letter to the Uber board of directors yesterday seeking answers related to the recent lawsuit filed against Uber by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the company’s treatment of individuals...| The National Center
Washington, D.C. – The National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to block an attempt by the Costco Wholesale Corporation to exclude its greenwashing shareholder proposal. The National Center’s shareholder proposal, entitled “Greenwashing...| The National Center
The U.S. Department of Education will soon strengthen the right to pray in school, President Trump recently announced. "To have a great nation, you have to have religion," he said during a meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible. Ambassadors with the Project 21 blac| nationalcenter.org
In a commentary published at The Baltimore Sun, Project 21 Ambassador Torrey Snow warns Americans intrigued by Maryland Governor Wes Moore as a national candidate to look beyond his charisma and commanding presence to examine why "Maryland’s economy is nosediving" and why "[m]any of us are still sit| nationalcenter.org
Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper appeared twice on Fox News primetime this week to discuss President Trump's efforts to tackle crime in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. Horace noted the irony in how leftists try to smear the president as racist when he exposes their own failure to protect those who| nationalcenter.org
"The road ahead for California is fraught with challenges," acknowledges Project 21 Ambassador Craig DeLuz in a commentary syndicated through InsideSources, and California's leftist leaders are only exacerbating the state's economic woes. Craig says the only hope for his home state is a transform| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- At today’s Starbucks annual shareholder meeting, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present Proposal 8, requesting an annual emissions congruency report. FEP’s proposal is timely, as Starbucks stakeholders wonde| nationalcenter.org
Does it seem yet like it was all just a bad dream? Two weeks ago, before President Trump was resoundingly chosen to once again lead the United States, our nation was still grappling with the reality of what we might be facing under a President Kamala Harris -- likely a continuation of the ruinous| nationalcenter.org
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At Restoration News, Kevin Mooney quotes National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen in an article outlining why and how incoming President Trump should get the U.S out of the Paris Climate Agreement once and for all. Bonner told Kevin: Getting the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement is more| nationalcenter.org
Is America ready for nationwide electric vehicle mandates? In a piece by Kevin Mooney at The American Spectator, National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., argues that the Biden administration's "de facto EV mandates" are out of touch with both reality and the will of the American people:| nationalcenter.org
Is the grass greener economically in states where policies are greener? In a commentary published at The Orange County Register, National Center Senior Fellow Dr. Bonner Cohen lined up two recent state rankings -- one examining environmental policies and one examining economic growth -- and found| nationalcenter.org
National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., says the Biden administration has again set its sights on controlling American wetlands, despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Sackett v. EPA, “which dramatically reduced federal protections for wetlands in one of the largest judicial rollbacks| nationalcenter.org
Launched in 2007, the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project focuses on shareholder activism and the confluence of big government and big business. The Free Enterprise Project (FEP) is the conservative movement’s only full-service shareholder activism and education prog| nationalcenter.org
Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations.| nationalcenter.org
The progressive policy agenda of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders seems to be gaining popularity amongst a few aspiring elected officials in some cities throughout the U.S. However, these policies have failed in other countries and have proven that a big-government takeover would only mean more inequalit| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. – The National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) is pressing Morgan Stanley for an explanation after being contacted by an apparent whistleblower who alleged that the investment banking company continues to engage in potentially illegal Diversity Equi| nationalcenter.org
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"The geostrategic case for promoting the mining and processing of critical minerals in the U.S. is compelling," writes National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., in a commentary published at RealClearEnergy. Bonner discusses how leftist American energy policies like those of the Biden adm| nationalcenter.org
Last week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill allowing the state to fine oil and gas companies up to $75 billion over 25 years, blaming them for climate-related damage to state infrastructure. "Their agenda is extortion," National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen says of Hochu| nationalcenter.org
The incoming Trump administration needs to get "the United States – once and for all – out of the December 2015 Paris Climate Agreement," writes the National Center's Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., in a commentary published at Human Events. To these ends, Bonner encourages President-elect Trump to go one s| nationalcenter.org
President-elect Trump's "naming of fracking magnate Chris Wright to head the Department of Energy underscores the radical change in direction coming to Washington in January," writes National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen in a commentary published at The Washington Times. Bonner continues: U| nationalcenter.org
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Washington, D.C. – Juneteenth is a perfect opportunity to encourage community, self-improvement and American exceptionalism, say ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network. For 26 years, long before President Joe Biden and a combination of combatant and craven politicians co-opted J| nationalcenter.org
Black Conservatives Cite Fatherhood as Key Component in Economic Advancement, Overcoming Adversity In recognition of Father’s Day, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are speaking out about the important role of fathers, particularly in black families. Project 21 ambassadors| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- Target Corporation was intended to be a target today for shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP), but when an FEP representative presents a shareholder proposal at today's annual shareholder meeting, he will instea| nationalcenter.org
Shareholder Activists Also Urge American Airlines and Best Buy to Fly Away From HRC Washington, D.C. -- Over the next four days, shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present shareholder proposals at the annual meetings of Cat| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- When shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) present a proposal at this week's annual shareholder meeting of Dick's Sporting Goods, they will question whether Dick's is in fact already changing course on its Divers| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- Over the next 30 hours, shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present shareholder proposals at the annual meetings of four well-known corporations: Walmart, PayPal, Netflix and Alphabet. At today's Walmar| nationalcenter.org
The National Center's Able Americans project -- which is dedicated to supporting Americans living with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities -- has embarked on an exciting new chapter. Under the leadership of Rachel Barkley, we've launched a bold new look, logo and website, which| nationalcenter.org
"Speaker Johnson’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill' can do more to fix Medicaid for the truly vulnerable — Americans with disabilities," writes Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley in a commentary published at National Review. Rachel shares about the "bureaucratic maze" she and her husband experienced| nationalcenter.org
Medicaid was designed to care for America's most vulnerable, including those with disabilities, but the advent of ObamaCare changed everything. In a commentary published at The Hill, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley writes: The Medicaid program changed in 2010 with the passage of the Affor| nationalcenter.org
A long-anticipated renovation to our headquarters, Freedom's Embassy, is now underway. The National Center's Able Americans program hosted an official groundbreaking on October 2 to commemorate the occasion. After nearly a year of negotiations, National Center COO David Almasi finally receive| nationalcenter.org
In a commentary published at The American Thinker, Able Americans Senior Researcher Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D., examines the multitude of problems facing people with disabilities when they try to access their Social Security Insurance (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. In| nationalcenter.org
"Individuals with disabilities are at higher risk of financial distress, homelessness, food insecurity, unsustainable medical debt, having their children taken away from them and more," write Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley and Petrizzo Group Principal Megan Burke in a commentary published by| nationalcenter.org
"Laws that enable physician-assisted suicide inculcate a harmful culture for people of all types of disabilities, and they are unfortunately spreading beyond Europe and Canada to the United States," writes Able Americans Director Rachel K. Barkley in a commentary syndicated through InsideSources.| nationalcenter.org
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Washington, D.C. -- At yesterday's annual shareholder meeting of CVS Health Corporation, CVS executives refused to answer two important questions pertaining to the company's controversial positions and partnerships that risk both its reputation and bottom line. Only 24 minutes into the meeting, a| nationalcenter.org
On the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley reflects on where we are and where we still need to go. Her thoughts and her story are below. This month marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark pie| nationalcenter.org
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Washington, D.C. -- At today’s annual United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) shareholder meeting, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present a proposal addressing the risks UPS faces if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)| nationalcenter.org
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Washington, D.C. -- At tomorrow’s annual Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholder meeting, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present a proposal requesting that the Board oversee an independent audit analyzing Berkshire’s legal and repu| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- At today’s annual Coca-Cola shareholder meeting, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present a proposal requesting the creation of a board-level Improper Influence Committee to consider whether the Company’s deci| nationalcenter.org
This Friday on Capitol Hill, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley will be the featured speaker at a Faith and Law event entitled "Able to Succeed: People with Disabilities and the Imago Dei." The event description reads: People with disabilities are created in image of God, imbued wi| nationalcenter.org
Washington, D.C. -- At today’s annual Citigroup Inc. shareholder meeting, a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present a proposal calling on Citi to take a closer look at research that calls into question the assumptions of the Inter| nationalcenter.org
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"Companies hoping to stuff themselves with the all-you-can eat green buffet of the Biden years are now finding the offerings have been scaled back," writes National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., in a commentary published at The Daily Caller. "Accustomed to being pampered by government| nationalcenter.org
"Unconscious bias provides no legitimate justification for DEI," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, who looks at the science: For years, organizations have embraced unconscious bias training (UBT) as a cornerstone of thei| nationalcenter.org
