JANUARY 2026

Dear Friend,

An attack on Venezuela's capital city and the kidnapping of the country's President. Threats to invade Greenland. ICE invading cities and killing people. It's been a long and heavy first month of the year.

But as we head into February, what's keeping us going is...us. It's the neighbors keeping each other safe in Minnesota. It's the people going out to rallies and protests. It's the folks like you stepping up and taking action in big ways and small to build a better world. A world where people, not corporations and the fascist regimes they prop up, have the power.

And Black activists in particular have long been on the front lines of challenging corporate abuse. It’s no coincidence: in an economic system built on racial inequity, Black folks have always been the first impacted and the first to organize for bold solutions. That's why, this Black History Month, we're recognizing and celebrating five historical and contemporary Black activists who've taken on global corporations, showing us all how to fight back and win.

Curious who they are? Check out this short video for a quick rundown.

Then keep reading for even more ways you are challenging corporate power:

Demanding an end to the invasion of Venezuela

The Venezuelan flag with an oil well and oil barrels in front of it.

The Trump regime isn’t even pretending there is a high-minded rationale for its attack on Venezuela’s capital and the kidnapping of its President. It was about control, power, and profit. Trump himself said the plan was to “get the oil flowing”. And perhaps that’s not surprising because the corporations propping up the Trump regime are the very ones that stand to profit enormously. It is a brazen, violent step in a long history of U.S. imperialism. But Congress can stop it. Call on your members of Congress to pass a war powers resolution to stop the Trump-Big Oil occupation of Venezuela.

Taking on the corporations that enable ICE's attack on our communities

Protesters holding up signs saying Abolish ICE and other slogans.

We all watched ICE’s assault on our communities, and especially the images coming out of Minnesota, with heaviness in our hearts. If you’d like to donate directly to folks on the ground, consider giving to one of the following groups, vetted by our connections in Minneapolis: Unidos MN, Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha (CTUL), or Stand With Minnesota. And then join us and take action to rein in ICE. Because here’s the thing: ICE can’t function without the support of corporations. So we’re calling on Google and YouTube to take down ICE recruitment ads. And we’re calling on Amazon to stop providing cloud and data infrastructure services that ICE relies on.

Powering the movement, unlocking matching funds

Annual REport FY2025. A woman holds a sign over her head that reads People Over Profit

Massive corporations are polluting our planet, undermining democracy, and exploiting communities with impunity. And they are enabling and profiting from fascist regimes that are threatening our freedoms. But across the country and around the world, people just like you are standing up to corporations that put profits over people and the planet. And they are standing up to the regimes those corporations enable and benefit from. When you give to Corporate Accountability today, you’re helping turn that collective power into real change — and if 100 people donate by February 27, your gift will help unlock a $10,000 match to accelerate this critical work. Will you make your gift today to help us reach this goal?

Gathering to hear the voices from the fight to make Big Polluters pay in Latin America

Activists holding a sign that reads 'Que Paguen'

Earlier in January, dozens gathered for our event, Make Big Polluters Pay: a documentary screening and live Q&A. Together, we watched a short and impactful film exposing ten powerful cases of extractive industry abuse in Latin America, from mining and fracking to agribusiness and oil, told through the voices of social and environmental leaders. Then folks got to hear directly from our Latin America Climate Campaign Director, Nathalie Rengifo Alvarez, and Consuelo Piaguaje, representing our partner UDAPT (the Union of People Affected by Texaco’s Oil Operations) in a live Q&A. If you missed the event, you can still check out the documentary. And stay tuned for more events like this coming up!

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