Garment Workers Are Uniting Like Never Before to Take On Nike
Despite public commitments, the company continues to exploit workers in the Global South as it reels in billions.
International
Crisis in North America, Opportunities for Change
Civil society should take advantage of instability in US-Mexico-Canada relations to fight corporate power.
A Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate Power
The rich are growing astronomically richer while poverty reduction has ground to a standstill.
Billionaires vs Democracy
The rich are trying to buy elections all over the world and consign democracy to the trash bin of history.
Third-party funder is the only winner in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s suit against Mexico
The country will likely have to pay over $30 million to an American litigation firm because it wanted to protect its environment from harmful seabed mining.
A Tribute to a Brave Anti-Mining Activist. ¡Juan López, Presente!
The assassination of an environmental rights defender comes as multinational corporations use dubious legal mechanisms to hamstring Xiomara Castro’s administration.
Highway Robbery: How Bad Trade Policies Make Life Unaffordable
A lawsuit over toll booths in Honduras shows how corporate trade policies make life unlivable in poor countries — and send people fleeing north.
The UN Summit of the Future Appears Stuck in the Past
A draft action plan would perpetuate an international investment regime that grants corporations excessive power to undermine public interest regulations.
In France, a Bold New Take on ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’
The upcoming French general election has fans of grand fortune more than a little uneasy