public company

Boeing

A public aerospace and defense manufacturer whose 737 MAX conduct included admitted fraud-related failures and fatal crash consequences. Boeing scores low because of documented human harm, coercive violence, and person-dependent governance, with poor loss-bearing fidelity reinforcing the negative evaluation.

Why this matters: Product integrity failures in safety-critical systems carry direct civic consequences.

Letter grade F Malignant High confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 6, 2026

Final Score -13* F - Malignant

FMALIGNANT-13 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material21

Bonus+0

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap21

Penalties-34

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Evaluation Overview

F - Malignant

The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Human Harm.

Strengths

Extraction4/10
Labor Sovereignty3/7
Market Conduct3/5

Penalties

Human Harm-20
Coercive Violence-6
Reversibility-5
Accountability Opacity-2

Evidence state

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
Linked claims14
Direct axis claims14
Coverage14/14

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 78 scored entries below, 21 tied, 127 above on Ownership. Linked evidence Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 71 scored entries below, 22 tied, 133 above on Governance. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing’s investor materials show shareholder-facing governance, and the 737 MAX DOJ resolution shows critical safety accountability was handled through regulators and prosecutors after failure. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That places Boeing in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 62 scored entries below, 32 tied, 132 above on Extraction. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing’s aircraft and defense businesses create valuable infrastructure but the 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy resolution shows value extraction was tied to withholding safety-relevant information from regulators. [4]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	3 / 7	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That places Boeing in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have some protection or agency, but not enough binding power to control the relationship. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 45 scored entries below, 66 tied, 115 above on Labor Sovereignty. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing’s public record centers corporate, regulator, and defense-customer decisions, not worker or passenger control over safety and production incentives. [5]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	2 / 7	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That keeps Boeing low on Solidarity with the Unemployed: the model provides little protection for people who leave, are excluded, or cannot bargain from employment. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 31 scored entries below, 49 tied, 146 above on Solidarity with the Unemployed. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing provides employment and transportation infrastructure, but the record does not show broad solidarity for people outside employment or those exposed to aviation and defense risks. [6]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	1 / 7	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That keeps Boeing low on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: losses, hazards, or adjustment costs are routinely pushed onto workers, customers, suppliers, communities, or the public. The value is above zero only where the linked record still shows some real function, constraint, or public value on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 12 scored entries below, 20 tied, 194 above on Loss-Bearing Fidelity. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing’s 737 MAX resolution and defense business show serious risk-shifting onto passengers, regulators, and public institutions before costs are absorbed by the company. [7]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	3 / 5	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That places Boeing in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 54 scored entries below, 51 tied, 121 above on Market Conduct. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing operates in concentrated aviation and defense markets where customers and regulators depend on company disclosures, making deception and safety failures especially damaging market conduct. [8]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	2 / 5	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That places Boeing in the middle of Product Integrity: the product has real use value but is compromised by incentives, monetization, lock-in, quality degradation, or risk. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 23 scored entries below, 13 tied, 190 above on Product Integrity. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing makes aircraft with real transportation value, but the 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy resolution and defense weapons exposure sharply compromise product integrity. [9]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	2 / 5	Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. That places Boeing in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 31 scored entries below, 18 tied, 177 above on Scale Integrity. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] Boeing’s global aircraft and defense scale means safety, disclosure, and weapons-system failures propagate through airlines, militaries, passengers, and regulators. [10]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Reversibility ? Applied when positive conduct depends on current living leaders, founders, family owners, or other person-contingent governance rather than durable structure. Range: -5 to 0.	-5	Boeing's favorable conduct depends partly on current leaders, founders, family owners, executive discretion, or other person-contingent control rather than a fully locked democratic stakeholder-control structure. Boeing's favorable conduct depends partly on current leaders, founders, family owners, executive discretion, or other person-contingent control rather than a fully locked democratic stakeholder-control structure. That warrants a severe Reversibility penalty because favorable conduct depends on current people or discretionary leadership rather than locked stakeholder structure. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 0 scored entries below, 95 tied, 131 above on Reversibility. Linked evidence context Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures. [1] Boeing's favorable conduct depends partly on current leaders, founders, family owners, executive discretion, or other person-contingent control rather than a fully locked democratic stakeholder-control structure. [11]
Human Harm ? Severity, scale, culpability, vulnerable targets, willful reoffense, reputation laundering, pattern escalation, and time decay. Range: -20 to 0.	-20	Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. That warrants a severe Human Harm penalty because ordinary operation, documented misconduct, or institutional power creates serious injury, deprivation, abuse, or foreseeable human damage. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 0 scored entries below, 9 tied, 217 above on Human Harm. Linked evidence Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2]
Coercive Violence ? Direct or institutionally enabled killing, torture, detention abuse, armed repression, forced displacement, violent domination, or nonconsensual crisis-line emergency escalation that exposes callers to confinement or force. Range: -30 to 0.	-6	Boeing Defense, Space & Security markets military aircraft, rotorcraft, weapons, surveillance, and defense systems to government customers, creating a material coercive-violence exposure separate from Boeing's civil aviation harms. Boeing Defense, Space & Security markets military aircraft, rotorcraft, weapons, surveillance, and defense systems to government customers, creating a material coercive-violence exposure separate from Boeing's civil aviation harms. That warrants a limited Coercive Violence penalty because the institution uses, enables, profits from, or materially supports violent domination, detention abuse, war, or armed coercion. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 14 scored entries below, 0 tied, 212 above on Coercive Violence. Linked evidence Boeing Defense, Space & Security markets military aircraft, rotorcraft, weapons, surveillance, and defense systems to government customers, creating a material coercive-violence exposure separate from Boeing's civil aviation harms. [12]
Accountability Opacity ? Material opacity, reputation laundering, or hidden accountability structures that prevent public accountability. Range: -2 to 0.	-2	The Boeing 737 MAX DOJ fraud-conspiracy resolution is accountability-opacity-relevant because the charged conduct concerned deception of aviation regulators about aircraft safety information. The Boeing 737 MAX DOJ fraud-conspiracy resolution is accountability-opacity-relevant because the charged conduct concerned deception of aviation regulators about aircraft safety information. That warrants a severe Accountability Opacity penalty because material facts, risks, conflicts, ownership, or accountability information are obscured from the public. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Column-spectrum position: 0 scored entries below, 52 tied, 174 above on Accountability Opacity. Linked evidence context Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process. [2] The Boeing 737 MAX DOJ fraud-conspiracy resolution is accountability-opacity-relevant because the charged conduct concerned deception of aviation regulators about aircraft safety information. [13]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	Boeing's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Boeing shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise,… Boeing's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Boeing shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Ideological Disavowal 0 to -3 recalibration: 0 for explicit standpoint or no penalty-level neutrality theater; -1 for bounded softening of contested choices; -2 for strong neutrality theater by a powerful institution; -3 for major gatekeeping or coercive power presented as neutral, necessary, objective, or non-ideological. Uncertainty This recalibration uses public self-presentation and profile evidence; later review should add direct language-analysis evidence for high-impact institutions. Linked evidence Boeing's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Boeing shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. [14]

Bonus Credits

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Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

High 84/100

14 verified linked claims 14 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 14/14 components covered

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Claim confidence 15/20

14 verified linked claims

Source quality 17/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 14/18

14 direct claims across 14 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 10/10

14/14 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceHigh confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessPartial (AI)

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1Boeing is a publicly traded corporation governed through shareholder-facing investor and board structures.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 4, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%

2Boeing entered a DOJ resolution over 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy conduct, and crash victims were recognized in the criminal case process.

Human Harm Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 4, 2026

DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%

3Boeing’s investor materials show shareholder-facing governance, and the 737 MAX DOJ resolution shows critical safety accountability was handled through regulators and prosecutors after failure.

Governance Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

4Boeing’s aircraft and defense businesses create valuable infrastructure but the 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy resolution shows value extraction was tied to withholding safety-relevant information from regulators.

Extraction Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

5Boeing’s public record centers corporate, regulator, and defense-customer decisions, not worker or passenger control over safety and production incentives.

Labor Sovereignty Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

6Boeing provides employment and transportation infrastructure, but the record does not show broad solidarity for people outside employment or those exposed to aviation and defense risks.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

7Boeing’s 737 MAX resolution and defense business show serious risk-shifting onto passengers, regulators, and public institutions before costs are absorbed by the company.

Loss Bearing Fidelity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

8Boeing operates in concentrated aviation and defense markets where customers and regulators depend on company disclosures, making deception and safety failures especially damaging market conduct.

Market Conduct Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

9Boeing makes aircraft with real transportation value, but the 737 MAX fraud-conspiracy resolution and defense weapons exposure sharply compromise product integrity.

Product Integrity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

10Boeing’s global aircraft and defense scale means safety, disclosure, and weapons-system failures propagate through airlines, militaries, passengers, and regulators.

Scale Integrity Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 12, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

11Boeing's favorable conduct depends partly on current leaders, founders, family owners, executive discretion, or other person-contingent control rather than a fully locked democratic stakeholder-control structure.

Reversibility Verified Medium confidence Human-reviewed May 5, 2026

Boeing investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%

12Boeing Defense, Space & Security markets military aircraft, rotorcraft, weapons, surveillance, and defense systems to government customers, creating a material coercive-violence exposure separate from Boeing's civil aviation harms.

Coercive Violence Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 6, 2026

AI scaffold

Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

13The Boeing 737 MAX DOJ fraud-conspiracy resolution is accountability-opacity-relevant because the charged conduct concerned deception of aviation regulators about aircraft safety information.

Accountability Opacity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 5, 2026

DOJ Boeing 737 MAX resolutionPrimary public record · 100%

14Boeing's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because Boeing shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

Boeing official siteOfficial self-description · 68%
DOJ Boeing 737 MAX fraud conspiracy resolutionPrimary public record · 100%
Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityGeneral web source · 58%

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