Amazon political spending: 'Drowned out by a tsunami of corporate spending' Amazon's spending on Seattle's election has led to a coordinated backlash from some candidates and politicians. Paige Browning
Amazon gives $1 million to pro-business campaign aimed at Seattle City Council Amazon is pouring more than a million extra dollars into the campaign for business-minded candidates in Seattle. David Hyde
Amazon quietly publishes its political views. Here they are Amazon has always been a company founded on strong principles: leadership principles such as “learn and be curious” and “hire and develop the best”. Now the company has published a list of its political positions. Carolyn Adolph
Google opens a Seattle campus, and brings a housewarming gift Google opened its new campus on South Lake Union today with the announcement of a million-dollar grant to the Salvation Army to expand a homeless shelter. Carolyn Adolph
Earth is the best planet, Bezos says, unveiling climate commitment Amazon has made its biggest climate commitment in the company's 25 year history. Paige Browning
Amazon Makes 'Climate Pledge' As Workers Plan Walkout Amazon's plans include being carbon-neutral by 2040 and buying 100,000 electric delivery vans. It faced outcry from workers, hundreds of whom planned to join the Global Climate Strike on Friday. Alina Selyukh
Brazil Rejects G-7's Offer Of $22 Million To Fight Amazon Fires Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he don't want the cash — unless it comes with an apology from French President Emmanuel Macron. Bill Chappell
Amazon sells products that are banned, unsafe, or deceptively labeled, says WSJ investigation Paige Browning talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Shane Shifflett about his investigation into Amazon's third-party sellers. Paige Browning
Bernie Sanders Again Attacks Amazon — This Time Pulling In The Washington Post The newspaper's editor responded, accusing Sanders of peddling a "conspiracy theory" about the influence of the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, who is also the founder and CEO of Amazon. Domenico Montanaro
Bernie's wrong, fact-checkers say: Amazon is paying taxes One of Seattle's largest employers, online retaiAmazon ... was a frequent target during this week's debates ... among Democratic presidential candidates. Derek Wang
