On August 16, 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which, among other things, enables Medicare to negotiate the prices of certain high-cost prescription drugs, … US Pharma’s Financialized Business Model During the PandemicRead more
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Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds
Guyana’s government is being taken to court by two citizens seeking an end to offshore drilling by ExxonMobil and other large oil firms that will … Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate groundsRead more
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Tech Giants ‘Cashing In on Climate Delay’ Fuels Demand for Tobacco-Style Ad Ban
A report published Wednesday revealed the extent to which Big Tech platforms profit from selling advertising space to climate-wrecking oil and gas corporations, prompting calls … Tech Giants ‘Cashing In on Climate Delay’ Fuels Demand for Tobacco-Style Ad BanRead more
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Taking Back Our Universities From Corporate Apparatchiks
Here are some of the senior administrators I did not see joining us on the picket lines set up by striking teachers and staff at … Taking Back Our Universities From Corporate ApparatchiksRead more
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It’s a Myth That Corporate Tax Cuts Mean More Jobs
“The arithmetic for us is simple,” AT&T’s chief executive, Randall Stephenson, said on CNBC in May. If Congress were to cut the 35 percent tax … It’s a Myth That Corporate Tax Cuts Mean More JobsRead more
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The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon Bomb
In late June, inside a squat concrete building in Georgetown, Guyana, on a noisy street flanked by telephone repair shops and beauty supply stores, two … The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon BombRead more
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A former BP lawyer is going up against Exxon to stop offshore oil drilling
That’s the title of a new piece in Wired magazine by investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz which details an effort to block ExxonMobil from drilling off … A former BP lawyer is going up against Exxon to stop offshore oil drillingRead more
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Open letter to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
from the SAFCEI and faith community representatives from the African continent. We, a collective of faith leaders from Africa, are experiencing first-hand how the Covid-19 … Open letter to the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationRead more
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Forced labour in the manufacture of garments for international brands
This report was published in June 2012 by Anti-Slavery International, a human rights organisation based in the United Kingdom. It highlights the “slavery-like practices” prevailing … Forced labour in the manufacture of garments for international brandsRead more