Why Ben & Jerry’s Will Keep Its Progressive Politics After Unilever Divorce

When Unilever won a bidding war for Ben & Jerry’s in 2000 ... analysts say. Any buyer, or a new stand-alone entity spun off to Unilever’s shareholders, would also need to abide by the unusual ... Read More

Ben & Jerry’s on the Chopping Block by Parent Company, Over Years of Political Controversy

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Problem child Ben & Jerry's getting boot from parent after years of political controversy

Unilever, which has repeatedly distanced itself from Ben & Jerry's political ... Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news ... Read More

Ben & Jerry’s Owner Loses Its Taste for Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry ... a stand on social causes. WSJ’s Annie Gasparro explains how that’s helped the brand remain a leader in the U.S. ice cream market, despite some backlash against its political ... Read More

Biden bets on a beefed-up campaign operation: From the Politics Desk

Biden’s view is that a muscular campaign operation will impress upon voters that he’s championed popular policies and will propel them to completion if re-elected, his advisers said. The question is ... Read More

Burlington-born Ben & Jerry's wants to hit 1-million mark on this year's Free Cone Day

According to a news release ... sufficient, Ben & Jerry’s – driven by its desire to give out enough freebies to hit seven digits – reminds potential visitors that they can get in line ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Bidens under fire

Jim Biden's, or any other Biden family business deals. Today our witnesses have proved otherwise," Rep. Nancy Mace said at the conclusion of her questioning. The hearings got heated as Republicans ... Read More

Local Politics

Voters have the chance to directly influence Washington's public policy with three initiatives taking on the state's capital gains tax, carbon market and long-term care... Washington has passed a ... Read More

Tech leaders have all the skills for politics. Still, most don't want to run.

They are unlikely to win office, political scientists say ... and getting up dusting ourselves off and trying again and that’s what I've been doing this whole campaign. Politics is hard." ... Read More

Fareed Zakaria decries the "anti-Americanism" in America's politics today

He went on to Harvard, getting a Ph.D. in political ... for the office?" "Yeah. When I have talked to him, one-on-one, or in a small group, he's alert, he's sharp, he's wise, I would say, most ... Read More

How A.I. Chatbots Become Political

Our politics and media are increasingly polarized. Many worry that Facebook’s, YouTube ... everything A.I. companies can get their hands on — drawing from across the political spectrum. Read More

Why Ben & Jerry’s Will Keep Its Progressive Politics After Unilever Divorce

When Unilever won a bidding war for Ben & Jerry’s in 2000, its ownership of the progressive purveyor of whimsically named ice creams was seen as a coup. Now it plans to unload the brand ... Read More