The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

🌆 St. Louis Just Became the Largest City in the US to Ban Investments in Companies/Countries Involved in Human Rights Abuses

A 10-1 vote made St. Louis the largest U.S. city to adopt AFSC’s human-rights investment standards—real divestment, not platitudes. Let me break it down...

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Shaun King
Nov 07, 2025
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Before we dig in: This is why our newsroom must stay free to the world—and why I need your help to hire two people (an editor and a producer) to put documents on screen every day. When cities pass policy with real standards, we’ll be the place that explains it, tracks it, and helps others copy it. The New York Times has 12 million subscribers and still …

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