Spotify is under fire for Joe Rogan’s podcast, which has recently included anti-COVID vaccine comments and racial slurs. Managing Director and head of the Social Impact Communications practice at ROKK, Lindsay Singleton, shares her take on this issue and the increasing pressure companies face to deal with social threats head on. Watch the segment here.
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One year into President Biden’s administration, the President’s approval rating is in the low 40s. Democratic strategist and ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau shares his point of view on the year to come- read the article here.
The White House is preparing to pivot on the pandemic — but with a different approach than the July 4 celebration last summer that some have subsequently criticized as premature. Democratic strategist and ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau weighs in- read the article here.
Research shows that both Republicans and Democrats care deeply about Environmental, Social and Governance issues, despite popular narratives to the contrary. A majority of both groups also support business efforts to make a positive impact on society. Managing Director Lindsay Singleton explains the role companies can play to unite us as America here.
ROKK Solutions co-founder Ron Bonjean and Rebelle Communications founder and CEO Laura Fink weigh in on President Joe Biden’s plan to pick a Black woman for the Supreme Court. Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the high court has become a point of contention between the left and the right. Watch the segment here.
A new survey of 1,240 registered voters found 68% of Democrats and 52% of Republicans believe diversity and inclusion should be a priority for companies. The same research, by ROKK Solutions and Penn State’s Smeal College of Business and Center for the Business of Sustainability found an overlap with those who believe that company hiring and promotion practices should be merit-based (71% of Republicans and 65% of Democrats). It’s a debunked narrative that you can’t have one without the other. The talent is out there; it is up to organizations to attract it.
Finding this kind of synergy starts with building an authentic system that expands your diverse talent pipeline. Read the four-point plan from Managing Director Lindsay Singleton here.
The retirement of liberal Justice Stephen Breyer sets up a battle in the Senate that is almost certain to result in the confirmation of President Biden’s pick to succeed him.
At the same time, there’s likely to be some drama along the way, and many eyes will be on centrist Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), who have impeded Biden and frustrated fellow Senate Democrats by blocking key parts of the president’s agenda.
ROKK Co-founding Partner weighs in here.
President Joe Biden knows better than anyone that there’s no such thing as a sure thing when the Senate considers a Supreme Court pick. That should give him an edge now, according to journalist Jonathan Allen. Co-founding Partner Ron Bonjean, who led communications for the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in 2017, weighs in on the state of the Senate in this article.
When it launched on Jan. 23, 2007, POLITICO promised its readers an “unblinking focus” on covering politics. “We will embrace the way journalism is changing,” an early mission statement read. The subjects of that coverage — the lawmakers and staffers who populated Capitol Hill and the White House — weren’t quite as ready to embrace that change. The view of the upstart publication from inside the halls of power ranged from amazed to appalled to enraged. ROKK Partners Kristen Hawn and Rodell Mollineau share their thoughts in this article.
One year in, there’s a growing sense that the Biden presidency has lost its way. Democratic strategist and ROKK Co-founding Partner Rodell Mollineau comments in this article.