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Thanks to the Roberts Court, Corporations Have More Constitutional Rights Than Actual People
Members of the Supreme Court (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The big media talk a lot about stalemate in Congress, but they are missing the real story. While representative democracy is dysfunctional, the Supreme Court has taken over with its…
International Anti-Chevron event in Geneva
On the occasion of the international day of mobilization to support victims of Chevron, today (21 May 2014) fifty people gathered at the Place des Nations in Geneva. Other demonstrations took place in five countries on four continents. These simultaneous actions, protesters…
People’s Tribunal on EU Economic Governance and the Troika
Brussels, 15-16 May 2014 The EU and the crisis: from austerity to solidarity the verdict of the other voices and a call for another Europe Brussels – A Tribunal on EU economic governance and the Troika took place in…
Stop Glencore-Xstrata’s deadly mine in the Philippines
Watch our short video about the Tampakan mine: The B’laan indigenous people of the southern Philippines are in danger. They are locked in a struggle against one of the largest mining companies in the world. The Anglo-Swiss…
U.N. Treaty on Corporate Rights Abuse Sees New Momentum
The U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) is being urged to back a resolution next month to draw up a binding accord that would ensure both accountability and mechanisms for redress by victims of corporate rights abuse. Credit: Omid Memarian/IPS WASHINGTON,…
MARIKANA MASSACRE: THE TRUTH HAS BEEN DELETED
On Wednesday 30 April, Judge Farlam casually announced that clause 1.5 of the Terms of Reference has been deleted by President Zuma. Let’s just remind ourselves what clause 1.5 refers to: 1.5 The role played by the Department of Mineral…
“Call on U.N. Human Rights Council to start developing a treaty to tackle corporate human rights violations”
Social Movements, NGOs and Human Rights Groups “Call on U.N. Human Rights Council to start developing a treaty to tackle corporate human rights violations” Today a global alliance of civil society organizations (the Treaty Alliance), made up of…
Getting Action Strategy Check: Confronting ‘corporate super-rights’ in the TTIP
Campaigners Pia Eberhardt and Arthur Stamoulis discuss what has been learned so far about challenging investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), as the European Commission consults on its use in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership The European Commission’s public consultation on the inclusion…
Action & Petition: Goldcorp Makes Me Sick! | GOLDCORP ¡ME ENFERMA!
Picket the Goldcorp AGM!May 1 – 2 pmIn front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard St Vancouver, uncededCoast Salish TerritoriesOrganized by the Mining Justice Alliance Why picket Goldcorp Inc.?Among the world’s largest gold producers, Goldcorp sponsors health, education, and arts…