Divest Terror makes the front page
June 15, 2007
Two articles in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal are bringing attention to a growing movement in American politics: the push for state governments to pass laws mandating that their pension funds divest from companies doing business in states that sponsor terrorism, notably Iran.
The first article, which appeared on the Journal’s front page, tells of Ohio Rep. Josh Mandel’s campaign to pass a law mandating that his state’s pension funds divest from terror. Mandel, a former Marine and veteran of combat in Iraq, puts it simply: “[Ohio] should not be investing people’s hard-earned dollars in countries that are sworn to America’s destruction.”
The second article, which appeared on the front page of the paper’s “Money and Investing” section, details Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman’s spearheading of terror-free investing initiatives in her own state and around the country.
