Crash Course: Corporate America got Putin

Hundreds of major corporations with ties to Russia have withdrawn from the country amid its invasion of Ukraine Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiKtPcLWKAIRhkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Mass exodus: Behind corporate America's unprecedented show of force against Putin's invasion Over the past two weeks, hundreds of major corporations with substantial ties to Russia have withdrawn from the country amid its devastating [invasion](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDUvdWtyYWluZS1hbmQtdGhlLWRhcmstbGVzc29ucy1vZi13YXItd2hhdC1kb2VzLWl0LW1lYW4tdG8tdGFrZS1hLWNvdW50cnktb3ItYS1jaXR5L1cDc3BjQgpiKtPcLWKAIRhkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) of Ukraine. The mass exodus is a marked departure from what is generally Corporate America's tepid response to calls for divestment on the basis of human rights matters. From Credit Suisse and BP to UPS and Activision Blizzard, companies all across the industrial spectrum have halted Russian exports and capital investments, a move that follows suit with the [rash of stiff U.S. sanctions](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjQvYmlkZW4tcHJvbWlzZXMtcHVuaXNoaW5nLXNhbmN0aW9ucy1vbi1ydXNzaWEtc3RvcHMtc2hvcnQtb2YtcHV0aW4vVwNzcGNCCmIq09wtYoAhGGRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) imposed on the country's energy and financial sectors. Others like Adidas, Coca-Cola, and Mcdonald's have shuttered hundreds of Russia-based offices, stores, and manufacturing plants despite what will likely amount to billions of dollars in financial losses. 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Growing up in Scotland, he was exposed to music through the local record shop owned by his parents. Hay says his biggest regret was giving up the piano as a child, but he took up guitar at age 12 and began to learn some of the chords from Beatles songs such as "She Loves You." [Read the rest from Nicole Michael](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMTIvY29saW4taGF5LW9uLW1lbi1hdC13b3JrLXRoZS1iZWF0bGVzLW1lc21lcml6aW5nLW1lbG9kaWVzLWFuZC1oaXMtbmV3LXNvbmctd2l0aC1yaW5nby9XA3NwY0IKYirT3C1igCEYZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Paul Mobley Studio) Promotion from Nutrisystem [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZmUyMG93OW5pc1cDc3BjQgpiKtPcLWKAIRhkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) FREE Meal Delivery! 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Cathy Barrow shares 3 creamy, punchy schmear recipes for a better bagel - In a new stem cell study, a [cure for Type 1 diabetes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0Q5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMTIvZGlhYmV0ZXMtc3RlbS1jZWxsLWN1cmUvVwNzcGNCCmIq09wtYoAhGGRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) appears tantalizingly close - [Kyle Rittenhouse's weapon has been destroyed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMTIva3lsZS1yaXR0ZW5ob3VzZXMtd2VhcG9uLWhhcy1iZWVuLWRlc3Ryb3llZC9XA3NwY0IKYirT3C1igCEYZFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "[Dune: Part Two](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMTIvZHVuZS1wYXJ0LXR3by13aWxsLWhhdmUtbXVjaC1tb3JlLWhhcmtvbm5lbi1zdHVmZl9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpiKtPcLWKAIRhkUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) will have “much more Harkonnen stuff” - Could Putin use nuclear weapons? 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Reality bites: How reckonings and the post-truth age ruined pop culture anniversary nostalgia Thursday marked the silver anniversary of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and to mark the occasion I did absolutely nothing. To be honest, I hadn't even tracked the date — a common problem in a pandemic where time truly has become a flat circle. Nevertheless, once the hashtags and a few story links began floating around in my social stream, I realized I should have tossed together something for this fine publication. [Read more from Melanie McFarland](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMTIvcmVhbGl0eS1iaXRlcy1ob3ctcmVja29uaW5ncy1hbmQtdGhlLXBvc3QtdHJ1dGgtYWdlLXJ1aW5lZC1wb3AtY3VsdHVyZS1hbm5pdmVyc2FyeS1ub3N0YWxnaWEvVwNzcGNCCmIq09wtYoAhGGRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). 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Texas's vigilante abortion ban represents the most recent and most extreme marker of a decades-long campaign to diminish access to reproductive health care for pregnant people in the United States. Its impact has been devastating, leaving millions of people without access to abortion. The Supreme Court is set to release their decision on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban by the end of June, likely overturning or gutting Roe v. Wade. The demise of Roe would revoke abortion access for millions of pregnant people the US. [Read the rest from Chris Ahlbach](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkEGHRP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMTIvdGhlLW5leHQtcGhhc2Utb2YtYW50aS1hYm9ydGlvbi1jcnVlbHR5LWphaWwtZm9yLWVuZGluZy15b3VyLW93bi1wcmVnbmFuY3kvVwNzcGNCCmIq09wtYoAhGGRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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