Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with Covid-19
Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.
International
UK Court Nails a Big Four Auditing Firm for Enabling Financial Misconduct
A judge awarded $11 million to a former partner at Ernst & Young who was fired for blowing the whistle on money laundering at a gold refinery in the United Arab Emirates.
Covid-19 in the Middle East and North Africa: Insecurity Today, More Austerity Tomorrow?
High levels of inequality and weak public health and safety net systems make the region extremely vulnerable to the ravages of the pandemic.
Hondurans Protest as Elites Attempt to Use Pandemic to Enrich Themselves
With virtually no government assistance, laid-off Honduran factory workers have had no choice but to defy extreme lockdown measures and take to the streets.
A Thank You to Martin Khor, Champion of Global Equity
The Malaysian economist was one of the world's leading advocates of policies to reduce economic disparities within and between nations.
International Solidarity in a Time of Crisis
“I think this moment global pandemic is showing us very clearly that all human life is interrelated, which means that none of us is safe until all of us are safe.”
Guatemalan Water Protectors Persist, Despite Mining Company Threats
This month a peaceful resistance movement marks eight years of struggle against a gold mining project that threatens scarce water supplies.
Following the Footsteps of a Mining Monster
New mapping tool reveals conflicts and harmful impacts of eight Pan American Silver mine sites across Latin America.
How National and Global Inequalities Are Intertwined
U.S. activists need to understand how corruption, oligarchy, and inequality at the national level are tied to similar patterns around the world.