Google: don't fund evil.

• Author: Rowan, Harriet Blair
• Position: ON THE LINE - Brief article

Protesters at Google's 2014 shareholder meeting May 15 at the corporation's campus in Silicon Valley came with a simple message: Don't fund evil. Activists from citizen groups and unions demanded that Google stop funding organizations like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

A shareholder proposal was presented requesting more transparency from Google on its political spending.

Public Citizen's Sam Jewler addressed shareholders and Google's executives. "Shareholders investing in this company deserve to know how their money...