Campaign for Openness in Corporate Political Donations

The Boston Globe reports today that the Center for Political Accountability is coordinating a campaign among shareholder activists to encourage over 30 corporations to publicly reveal their political contributions. The strategy is to place the question before the shareholders at the various corporations' annual meetings. Some of the corporations, such as Staples, are located in Massachusetts and other states in New England.

This sort of transparency helps shareholders learn more about the corporations in which they have invested their money. More importantly for good government, it helps the general public gain more knowledge about what may or may not influence decisions made by their elected officials. You can find more information about the campaign on the website for the Center for Political Accountability.