Obama's E.U. Trade Deal Includes New Political Powers for Corporations

The Obama administration is pursuing a free trade agreement with the European Union that would grant corporations new political power to challenge an array of regulations both at home and abroad.

// Read More



Farmers-Consumers vs. Monsanto: Many Davids Can Topple One Goliath

Global resistance to Monsanto is growing as people rise up to reclaim food and seed sovereignty.

// Read More



E.U. Climate Commissioner: "Stop Paying the Polluters"

Harnessing the existing broad consensus against fossil-fuel subsidies is possible even in the absence of a legal agreement.

// Read More



"Look away, America!": The Corporate Bait and Switch

The rich count on Americans being so distracted that they don’t focus on record corporate profits and offshore accounts.

// Read More



Winner Takes All: The Super-Priority Status of Derivatives

Derivatives have “super-priority” status in bankruptcy, and Dodd Frank precludes further taxpayer bailouts. In a big derivatives bust, there may be no collateral left for the creditors who are next in line.

// Read More



IMF Urges Cuts to Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Supports Carbon Tax

The IMF estimates that rolling back subsidies on fossil fuels, which reached some $480 billion in 2011 in pre-tax costs alone, could result in a 13 percent decline in global carbon emissions.

// Read More



California Court Ruling Deals Setback to Fracking on Public Lands

A regulatory setback for hydraulic fracturing on public lands in San Jose, California.

// Read More



Corporate Tax Betrayal: Ripping off the Public and Running with the Profits

Multinational corporations built their businesses on the backs of American taxpayers by depending on government research, national defense, the legal and educational systems and our infrastructure.

// Read More



After Kidnappings and Killing, Canadian Silver Mining Project Advances in Guatemala

An exploitation license granted to Canada's Tahoe Resources to mine silver in Guatemala came two weeks after four indigenous leaders were abducted, and one killed, registering sustained mass opposition to the project.

// Read More



Housing Victories, from Atlanta to Detroit to Minneapolis

Homeowners recently got a reprieve in three separate cities thanks to support from their communities that helped them stave off evictions.

// Read More

Pages