New SEC quorum rule lets one Commissioner act as the full Commission. Adopted without public comment, here's why it matters and what to do.

In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other

Explore Morningstar’s PANW Report on Palo Alto Networks and its implications for employee ownership and corporate durability.

Timothy Smith examines how individual investors, especially John Chevedden and James McRitchie, use shareholder proposals to advance corporate governance reforms.

Negotiation of the first proposal requesting study of a broad-based employee ownership transaction discussed. Lessons for future negotiations.

How the concept of Shared Capital could reshape executive compensation under §162(m] and build a stronger economy through refocused companies.

CorpGov.net’s 2026 proxy-season results: governance proposals winning through strong votes and negotiated reforms building shareholder rights

Read how far some companies are stretching Rule 14a-8 to keep John Chevedden's mainstream shareholder proposals off 2026 proxies.

Reuters photographers tracking an extremist group in Washington captured striking images as masked members dispersed, revealing unexpected scenes on the city's Metro system.

Ownership Without Voice: Reconstructing Democratic Agency Through Public-Company ESOPs without control blocs or weaker markets

Columbia Sportswear 2026. Proxy access: Accountability without confrontation; refreshment without disruption. Less costly than proxy contests

Snowflake 2026.  Our proposal to require that candidates for director be elected by a majority of the vote if unopposed is one of several items to be voted on before or during the annual meeting on Ju...

Columbia Sportswear 2026. Proxy access: Accountability without confrontation; refreshment without disruption. Less costly than proxy contests

Every day, decisions made inside public companies affect retirement savings across the country. Shareholder proposals are way investors raise concerns, manage risk, and protect long-term value before ...

How 3 individual shareholder advocates shaped Rule 14a-8 and what pressures now threaten the individual's cornerstone of investor rights.

SEC’s exempt solicitation ban shifts communication from push to pull. Shareholders can regain power through ICCR & POE, and after AGM meetings

EY overestimates power of capital allocation. Rebalancing capitalism requires more than shifting incentives. It demands redistributing power.

Virtual-only shareholder meetings are increasingly used to weaken accountability. New research on how companies silence shareholder voice.

he geography of Inequality. Concentrated Hawaiian land ownership exemplifies threats to fiduciary duty, corporate accountability & democracy.

Corporate Disenfranchisement reveals why shareholders often lack true influence despite having formal rights in governance structures.

From Adam Smith’s small proprietors to global corporations, capitalism now needs broader employee ownership within shareholder governance.

Right to Cure proposals have moved from a reform idea in 2024 to basic governance hygiene in 2026 to avoid what should be frivolous lawsuits.

CorpGov.net: improving accountability through democratic corporate governance since 1995

Bob Monks, I should have held you closer. I reflect on Robert A.G. Monks's life and discuss his impact on my work.

Rule 14a-8; Alan Palmeter's proposal would entrench managers and weaken the only scalable tool most investors have to hold boards accountable

Shareholder Primacy- What Are the Costs of Weakening Shareholder Primacy? Bennett, et al. (2025). DExit; costly to shareholders & society

Voluntary Exempt Solicitations Prohibited: SEC limits meaningful influence to large shareholders, silencing dissent and fostering oligarchy

End Supermajority Requirements. This is the last in a series of 5 posts that offer up examples and target companies for specific proposals.

Majority Vote Requirements. Set the standard for uncontested directors at every public company. Become an advocate for shareholder democracy.

Governance Structures Missing in Whittaker's Vision of a moral form of capitalism. Formal #CorpGov mechanisms are needed for voice & impact.

All the Brains in the Room

Special MeetingSpecial Meetings should be a shareholder's right at every company. GorpGov.net tells you how and where to file.

Matteo Gatti’s Corporate Power and the Politics of Change exposes corporations as unelected governors. I contrast with Pateman and Minow.

Online Prediction Markets: The Bet That Broke the Nation. It could have a greater impact on all of us than anything Trump has done so far.

Proxy Access can empower shareholders and make companies more accountable. Learn how and where to file. Make a real difference in this world.

YouTube video by James McRitchie

Proxymity report, Revolutionising Proxy Voting in Australia: Overcoming Legacy Inefficiencies with Proxymity. Digital transformation.

With All the Brains in the Room -- That's how real value is created in corporate governance, not by making CEOs kings and presidents tyrants.

SEC Should Not Strong‑Arm States, Silence Shareholders: Atkins disrupts shareholder rights, misapplies state law, and circumvents the APA

Declassify Boards. Ever think about filing a proxy proposal? Democracy is at stake. I'll help with an example and a list of 500 companies.