Campaign Finance Reform

Since we spend so much time on data about who companies donate to, the team at Goods Unite Us thought it could be helpful to isolate which companies donate the most. The lists below answer the question “Who spends the...

Direct donations to a campaign are easily understandable. But how, exactly, do our purchases in a store or online make their way into politics? Well, political campaigns can be understood as aggressive, temporary marketing companies; the mayflies of the advertising...

The Bloomberg campaign has been making headlines all month, first for its bold late-entry strategy, and then for the candidate’s rough showing in the Nevada debate. But one thing all the buzz around Bloomberg 2020 shares is awe over the...

Goods Unite Us is going to the movies . . . and just in time for The Oscars this Sunday! It may not be as obvious as when you buy a car or eat out at a restaurant. But when...

The Vice Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Matthew Petersen, announced that he will be resigning. With a resignation like this, the FEC would normally carry on with its responsibilities of monitoring federal elections and ensuring fair politics while...

What a month August was for us! Only a year ago, we had a few thousand users per month, and now we are about to cross 75,000 monthly active users on our apps alone (and 150,000 across our platforms). We...

Now more than ever, people are paying attention to the politics of brands and businesses, and wanting to align their spending with causes they believe in. We can’t blame them! It’s the reason we started Goods Unite Us. A few...

Soul cyclists everywhere were enraged last week when it came out that the company’s Chairman, Stephen Ross, hosted a fundraising lunch for Donald Trump. At $100,000 to $250,000 per chair, we’re not talking about small change, either. So why are...

What a crazy week in the world of campaign finance reform! Although the political world is usually focused on politicians, major donors of President Donald Trump were the buzz of the news cycle. This all began with Texas Representative Joaquin...

But what are Clorox’s politics? According to our Goods Unite Us app, Clorox leans toward the Democratic party, but only with two-thirds of donations benefiting the left. Also, their campaign finance score is quite average at 43, mainly due to...