‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes Disney heiress and actor Mark Ruffalo among ‘patriotic millionaires’ who addressed world’s elite at Davos The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Oxfam echoes Bill Gates in calling for new taxes on the rich with ‘billionaire-busting policies’ More than 700 billionaires live in the United States. Fortune · Jan 16, 2023
Heiress Abigail Disney calls private jets ‘cancer’ and says she sometimes flies business class Walt Disney’s grandniece wants rich people to quit flying their private jets, and buy a comfy business class ticket instead. Fortune · Jan 10, 2023
Abigail Disney's dream: Living wages Disney co-founder's granddaughter imagines more equitable America, starting with better pay for Disney park workers Salon · Oct 19, 2022
‘Buckle up’: US backers of Just Stop Oil vow more Van Gogh-style protests Climate Emergency Fund lauds National Portrait Gallery stunt and pledges to keep fighting against ‘mass delusion of normalcy’ The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2022
A White Woman's Documentary About Muslim Extremists Is Being Canceled. Guess Why. Numerous critics object to the fact that the filmmaker, Meg Smaker, is a white woman. Reason · Sep 26, 2022
Nina Metz: Can TV spare a thought for the anti-‘Succession’ and the un-‘Billions’? Last week, Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire owner of outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia, announced he was transferring ownership of his company to a trust. Going forward, the company’s profits — somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million a year — will be used to combat climate change. Chicago Tribune · Sep 22, 2022
Jihad Rehab: former Guantánamo prisoners call for documentary to be withdrawn Film speaks with men at a rehabilitation centre in Saudi Arabia who had previously been held at Guantánamo Bay detention camp The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022
Cathie Wood's Ark Is Now Completely Out Of This Entertainment Giant's Stock Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management shed its remaining exposure in Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) on Friday, a stock the firm first started buying in May of last year. Benzinga · Jun 25, 2022
Cathie Wood Sheds Nearly All Walt Disney Exposure With $7M Sale Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest Management on Tuesday shed most of its exposure in Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) amid reports of a likely shareholder battle over CEO Bob Chapek's salary. Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022
‘I see this money as not mine’: the people giving away fortunes from slavery and fossil fuels What would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their money The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022
Disney Heir Comes Out As Transgender, Faults Legislation Aimed At Trans Youth The ongoing saga of the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) commitment to LGBTQ rights took a personal turn when Disney heir Charlee Corra Disney publicly self-identified as a transgender man. Benzinga · Apr 11, 2022
Disney family member calls on company to ‘muster the courage’ to counter conservative outrage Company says ‘Don’t Say Gay’ should ‘never have been signed into law’ The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Tax the rich: these one percenters want people like them to pay higher taxes Members of the Patriotic Millionaires say the income gap in the US has become a disaster – and it’s time to ‘take that money back’ The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022
Benzinga · Mar 8, 2022 Analysis: Is Disney's Silence On Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Controversy Hurting The Company? Walt Disney Co.
Salon · Mar 8, 2022 Disney CEO won't condemn anti-LGBTQ bill "I do not want anyone to mistake a lack of a statement for a lack of support," Chapek says in an internal memo
Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2022 At Sundance, Abigail Disney calls out corporate greed. Beginning with Disney LOS ANGELES — For the last few years, Abigail Disney has waged an often bitter public campaign against the company that bears her last name, calling out Walt Disney Co. for what she sees as its egregious pay inequality.