Massive protests against British mining company GCM Resources prevented the company’s CEO visiting the site of its proposed open-pit coal mine in Bangladesh last week. … Protests prevent British mining company GCMRead more
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Fire in the Blood
The new documentary, Fire in the Blood, explores how major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline, as well as the United States, prevented tens of … Fire in the BloodRead more
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How Our Government Is Trying to Scare Us into Submitting to Corporate Dominance
Shannon McLeish of Florida is a 45-year-old married mother of two young children. She is a homeowner, a taxpayer and a safe driver. She votes … How Our Government Is Trying to Scare Us into Submitting to Corporate DominanceRead more
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Vedanta: the world’s most hated company?
When the Independent referred to FTSE 100 company Vedanta Resources as the world’s most hated company, it wasn’t joking. Two and half years and later, … Vedanta: the world’s most hated company?Read more
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Corporate power and crisis
Towards the end of 2011, three young, very smart and tenacious mathematicians specialising in complexity theory at the Zurich Polytechnic published the paper the rest … Corporate power and crisisRead more
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Swap sugar for solidarity
Campaigners in Cambodia are calling for more decisive action as land grabbing for industrial sugarcane plantations has been robbing communities of their land, homes and … Swap sugar for solidarityRead more
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Washington’s Revolving Door: As Old as Lincoln
Last week, we talked about the infernal revolving door between government and big business and how one person in particular, Liz Fowler, has spun through … Washington’s Revolving Door: As Old as LincolnRead more
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Mike Duke, the Wall Mart CEO, is new Muammar Gaddafi
New revelations in the fire that killed at least 111 workers in a garment factory in Bangladesh used by several Wal-Mart suppliers. It was the … Mike Duke, the Wall Mart CEO, is new Muammar GaddafiRead more
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Wal-Mart Bribery
David Barstow talking: In Arkansas, in Bentonville, Arkansas, when they were confronted in late 2005. Someone who had been a lawyer for their operations in … Wal-Mart BriberyRead more