Why were these companies selected ?
To build an initial focus list, we conducted two parallel research efforts:
Political Spending & Alignment with MAGA Causes
We reviewed the largest corporate contributors to Donald Trump, the MAGA movement, and major Republican PAC’s. From the top 25 political contributors, we selected companies where:
• Their political spending or executive leadership directly supports MAGA-aligned candidates or committees, and
• Individual consumers can make meaningful purchasing choices (which is why we did not include defense contractors or firms like Lockheed Martin).
From this process, we selected:
Chevron, Tesla, X (formerly Twitter), Home Depot, and Best Buy.
Corporate Influence Connected to Anti-Democratic Activity
We also reviewed the major corporate contributors and enablers associated with the political ecosystem that normalized the rhetoric leading to the desecration of the East Wing of the White House.
From the top 50 contributors to this culture of extremism, we selected:
Amazon and Facebook (Meta).
Additional Inclusion: Spotify
Spotify was added because of its ongoing decision to run recruitment ads for ICE agents on its platform — a practice that organizations such as MoveOn and Indivisible Auburn are already protesting.