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The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Elizabeth Warren introduces Senate bill to hold capitalism ‘accountable’

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Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed Accountable Capitalism Act aims to increase corporate responsibility. Photograph: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters

The senator Elizabeth Warren will introduce a bill in Congress on Wednesday aimed at shifting corporations away from “maximizing shareholder value” and towards giving more support to workers and other stakeholders.

The Accountable Capitalism Act proposes a series of reforms to increase corporate responsibility, strengthen the voices of workers and others in corporate decisions and shift companies away from their focus on shareholders.

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