Revealed: oil giants help fund powerful police groups in top US cities
Source: The Guardian
Investigation portrays fossil fuel industry as common enemy in struggle for racial and environmental justice in America
Big corporations accused of driving environmental and health inequalities in black and brown communities through toxic and climate-changing pollution are also funding powerful police groups in major US cities, according to a new investigation.
Some of Americas largest oil and gas companies, private utilities, and financial institutions that bankroll fossil fuels also back police foundations opaque private entities that raise money to pay for training, weapons, equipment, and surveillance technology for departments across the US.
The investigation by the Public Accountability Initiative, a nonprofit corporate and government accountability research institute, and its research database project LittleSis, details how police foundations in cities such as Seattle, Chicago, Washington, New Orleans and Salt Lake City are partially funded by household names such as Chevron, Shell and Wells Fargo.
Police foundations are industry groups that provide substantial funds to local departments, yet, as nonprofits, avoid much public scrutiny.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/27/fossil-fuels-oil-gas-industry-police-foundations
The article is extensive and covers a lot of information.
Nice investigative work Guardian!
Thekaspervote
(32,809 posts)House of Roberts
(5,189 posts)of the non-profit laws next year. Get rid of the ambiguity in the 501C3 and 4 status regarding political activity. In other words, make all PACs totally transparent, without non-profit status.
LudwigPastorius
(9,191 posts)BittyJenkins
(411 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,532 posts)they need th realise the protect and serve printed on the squad cars mean evrybody , not just the rich.
niyad
(113,612 posts)Duppers
(28,127 posts)K&R thread.
2naSalit
(86,840 posts)BadgerMom
(2,771 posts)pecosbob
(7,545 posts)There will be recompense.
ouija
(398 posts)Need to be restructured as they are full of RW racists and bigots that are just toadies for big money.
burrowowl
(17,653 posts)Fascism is rampant among corporations!