Checks and Balance: CEOutrage - a podcast by The Economist

American companies used to keep quiet about politics, relying on behind the scenes donations and lobbying. Butthey are increasingly speakingout on a range of issues— most recently on Georgia’s restrictive new voting laws.

 

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, of the Yale School of Management, organised a recent meeting of CEOs and says this is a great opportunity for businesses. Henry Tricks, The Economist’s Schumpeter columnist, surveys thehistory of corporate activismand we explore international comparisons.

John Prideaux, our US editor, hosts, with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor.

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