More Than 200 Google Workers Form a Union
By: NY Post January 4, 2020 More than 200 Google workers have formed a union that aims to press the tech titan to live up to its former motto: “Don’t be evil.” The Alphabet Workers Union, named for Google’s parent company, has attracted 226 card-carrying members who are fed up with bosses dismissing […]
Venture Capital Hits Record High in U.S. in 2020 Despite Pandemic
By: Fox Business January 8, 2020 Venture capital-backed companies in the United States raised nearly $130 billion last year, setting a record despite the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from data firm CB Insight released on Friday show. While the investment total is up 14% from 2019, the number of deals is down 9% to 6,022. And […]
How to Deal With China
By: The Economist January 9, 2020 The world’s democracies desperately need a coherent approach to dealing with China. It is the 21st century’s ascendant power, but also an autocracy that mistrusts free markets and abuses human rights. However, recent events show how ineffective Western policy has become. On December 30th the European Union agreed on […]
Apple Will Modify Executive Bonuses Based on Environmental Values in 2021
By: Fox Business January 5, 2020 Apple Inc said in its annual proxy filing on Tuesday that it will modify executive cash bonuses based on whether the executives act within the company’s social and environmental values. But the iPhone maker did not specify how it would evaluate progress toward the company’s publicly stated targets such as removing […]
The Dam Breaks
By: Popular Information January 12, 2021 Last week, Popular Information contacted 144 corporations and asked if they would continue to support the Republican members of Congress who objected to the certification of the Electoral College vote. We received a trickle of about 15 responses and published the results on Sunday morning. Among those responding, three were […]