Wokeness is in retreat, but its stench will be hard to eliminate. Consider the curious case of the bone-headed “Nasdaq diversity rules” — edicts by the stock market giant to force every company that “lists” there to choose a board of directors that stresses intersectionality — racial, sexual and gender diversity — as opposed to … Read more
There was something telling in the latest example of idiotic and woke corporate virtue signaling that came courtesy of high-end car manufacturer Jaguar. In addition to the spectacle of an odd-looking man running around in an ill-fitting dress without a car in sight, there was the equally bizarre rationalization of it. Rawdon Glover, an official … Read more
Walmart is making a slate of changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest in a growing list of major corporations to halt the so-called “woke” initiatives. Anti-woke activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck, who has been leading a campaign exposing major corporations’ woke policies, said on X on Monday that he warned Walmart … Read more
The great un-wokening of America appears to be progressing at an unrelenting pace. Last week, Boeing became the latest big company to ditch its so-called DEI Department, a group of corporate bureaucrats who performed the useless and illegal function of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in hiring. It’s a fancy way of imposing racial and gender-based … Read more
CBS News — the once-prestigious “Tiffany Network” built by giants like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite and Mike Wallace — is the latest media institution to succumb to the bizarre spectacle of full-on wokeness. That was proven by a leaked tape of CBS’s fake-news execs idiotically rebuking an actual real journalist doing his job. “CBS Mornings” … Read more
If Donald Trump is elected president in November, he’s likely to take an ax to the federal government’s vast “woke” bureaucracy, the powerful regulatory agencies that are forcing progressive politics on all aspects of American life, including the workplace, The Post has learned. Several outside advisers to candidate Trump say plans are already being drawn … Read more
Home improvement retailer Lowe’s has scrapped some of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, becoming the latest US firm to modify such policies meant to boost racial and ethnic representation. Lowe’s will no longer participate in surveys for Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group supporting transgender rights, and is also combining its various business resource groups that represent … Read more
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, cut its support for shareholder proposals linked to environmental and social issues to a fresh low of 4.1% in the most recent annual general meeting season, it said Wednesday. Despite the number of environmental and social-related proposals increasing year on year to 493 from 455, BlackRock said most had been rejected … Read more
The Harley-Davidson motorcycle brand and business model are being “attacked” from within, social-media influencer Robby Starbuck suggested in a new post on X. He cited the words of the company’s own CEO, Jochen Zeitz, who’s been accused of going woke as he oversees the iconic brand. The German-born Zeitz took over as CEO in May 2020. “Imagine … Read more
Amidst a continued rise of companies scrapping their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and teams, American agricultural manufacturing company John Deere has no longer attended cultural awareness events or initiatives. The company’s move to distance away from DEI policies comes after it was reported that Microsoft also laid off a DEI team earlier this … Read more
