The Business Roundtable, a group of some 200 corporations, sign an official statement that their purpose is no longer just to produce a return for their shareholders, but to provide social justice for their employees, suppliers, communities and to the planet. In other words, business isn’t just for profits anymore — to heck with Milton Friedman. This includes addressing issues like income inequality and climate change. Has Bernie Bro-Mania succeeded without even electing the patron saint of American socialism?
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