Before Celebrating Sinn Féin Election Surge, Consider Their Pro-Austerity Record in the North of Ireland
For over two decades, the party has shared power in the North of Ireland, where it has widened the gaps between rich and poor.
International
From the UN, New Ammo for Egalitarians
The United Nations may be fading, but this just-released report deserves a bright spotlight.
Luanda Leaks and the Global Wealth Defense Industry
We should focus on the enablers exposed in the Angola scandal: Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and PwC.
The Evolution of ‘Davos Man’ into . . . Trump Fan!
With everything from tax cuts to deregulation, the president has made himself indispensable to the world’s mega rich.
Don’t Listen to Davos. We, the People, Have the Solutions to Inequality.
The UK, a nation of food banks and Ferraris, ranks as the world’s sixth-richest economy. Advocates are demanding change.
With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico
The U.S. Senate has just approved a deal that perpetuates the excessive powers of corporate polluters to ride roughshod over Mexican communities threatened by oil, mining, and gas projects.
New Leadership for the IMF, Same Old Hypocrisy?
At the International Monetary Fund, rich people-friendly realpolitik trumps research
People Power in Romania Stopped a Mining Project. Now the Corporation is Suing for Billions of Dollars.
Romanian and U.S. environmental justice activists demonstrated in Washington, DC, outside a World Bank tribunal hearing on a case brought by Canadian-based Gabriel Resources.
The Centuries-Long History of Extractive Greed
Climate change is a symptom of a malevolent virus borne out of capitalism and colonialism. Indigenous liberation shows the path towards healing the planet.