The Alt-Right and the 1%
When President Trump equated white supremacists with anti-racism protesters, he was sending a message to the thugs in the streets and to some in executive suites.
Stop the Buzz Killing Beer Barons
Two conglomerates control 90 percent of the beer market, and that’s costing you bucks.
Don’t Let Corporations Pick What Websites You Visit
Broadband companies want the government to let them control the internet as we know it. And they’ve got help.
Ballot Initiatives to Watch if You Care About Inequality
On Nov. 8, voters in many states will weigh in on a variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to price-gouging on drugs.
Eight Ways to Strengthen Our Democracy Beyond Voting
The strength of our civic life depends on what we do outside elections.
Brazil’s Biggest Folly isn’t Hosting the Olympics
The two top leaders of the Workers’ Party tried to find harmony with elites, but left the rest of the country behind in the process.
Across Racial Justice Issues, a Common Enemy
Democracy Spring demonstrated an opportunity for cross-issue collaboration: fighting big money in politics.
Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week
The Democracy Spring protests in D.C. are building the power needed to break our politics free of its corporate choke-hold.
Corporate Lobby Pulls Out Old Playbook
National Restaurant Association uses cheap tactics to try to undercut criticism of their anti-worker, anti-consumer agenda.
No Opposition on Vote to Blacklist Corporations in Occupied Palestine Shows Shifting Global Opinion
Phyllis Bennis says this symbolic vote demonstrates the power the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement has to impact government choices.
Report – Mining, Corporate Social Responsiblity, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador
This report will be presented at OceanaGold’s office in Melbourne on Thursday, the 36th anniversary of the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Óscar Romero.
Mining, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Conflict: OceanaGold and the El Dorado Foundation in El Salvador
This study finds that OceanaGold’s attempt to rebrand its proposed gold mine in El Salvador through the use of a company-sponsored foundation at the local level is deceitful, disrespectful and dangerous
Betting the Farm on Free Trade
The White House is gambling with our health, jobs, and the environment by embracing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
COP21 and the carbon market menace
There is a diplomatic silence over carbon trading at COP21, but a Paris climate agreement could offer a lifeline to carbon ‘offsetting’ schemes, while new rules could help build a global carbon market.