[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vstK2URxSfk&rel=0] The Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia is the new face of the garment industry’s makeover. It has attracted PVH, one of the largest … Foreign garment corporates pay workers $1 a Day in EthiopiaRead more
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Posted inDemocracy / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
How Big Money Corrupts Our Politics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puIXXeALLNc&rel=0] Corporate money is dominating our democracy. It’s difficult to do anything – increase the minimum wage, reverse climate change, get Medicare for All, … How Big Money Corrupts Our PoliticsRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / ToMl
A Supreme Court bench ruled in favour of a company in the Adani group
On August 31, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, that included Justices Vineet Saran and M R Shah, ruled in favour … A Supreme Court bench ruled in favour of a company in the Adani groupRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Spill
Enbridge Agrees To Pay $75 Million For Massive Kalamazoo River Tar Sands Spill
Canadian oil company Enbridge has agreed to pay $75 million for its role in a 2010 pipeline rupture that resulted in the largest inland oil … Enbridge Agrees To Pay $75 Million For Massive Kalamazoo River Tar Sands SpillRead more
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U.S. Court: SEC Cannot Force Companies to Disclose “Conflict Minerals”
An appeals court has ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission cannot force companies to disclose whether minerals in their products come from the war-torn country … U.S. Court: SEC Cannot Force Companies to Disclose “Conflict Minerals”Read more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Spill / USA Empire
BP to Pay $18.7B in Sweeping Oil Spill Settlement
BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement to resolve all government claims resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst offshore oil spill in … BP to Pay $18.7B in Sweeping Oil Spill SettlementRead more
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Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed
Oil tycoon Harold Hamm told a University of Oklahoma dean last year that he wanted certain scientists there dismissed who were studying links between oil … Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists DismissedRead more
Posted inBrazil / Land / School / ToMl / USA Empire
Harvard’s half-billion land stake in Brazil marred by conflict and abuse
After the 2008 economic crisis, Harvard University, one of the most respected educational institutions in the world, sought to reallocate its endowment funds to safer … Harvard’s half-billion land stake in Brazil marred by conflict and abuseRead more
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Corporate financial resilience in times of COVID-19
In our working paper Safeguarding financial resilience for sustainability’ we argue that large companies listed on the European and the US stock exchanges have become … Corporate financial resilience in times of COVID-19Read more
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Lawyer who defeated Big Oil Ended up Under House Arrest
Eight years ago, Steven Donziger and a team of Ecuadorian lawyers, on behalf of Indigenous and farmer plaintiffs, won the largest human rights and environmental … Lawyer who defeated Big Oil Ended up Under House ArrestRead more