“We’ve simply been forgotten”
Originally published on https://stories.publiceye.ch/glencorebolivia/ By Timo Kollbrunner, Public EyeNovember 2020Français Deutsch Fatal accidents, underage workers, environmental destruction: in the Porco mine…
Aiming for a revolution in world trade
Originally published on https://socialeurope.eu/a-revolution-in-world-trade by Claes-Mikael Ståhl on 10th November 2021 In the neoliberal era, global trade deals have come at the expense…
Can Xi Jinping defeat three stubborn modern inequalities?
Xi Jinping—the ultimate powerholder faces intractable obstacles (Naresh777/shutterstock.com) by Branko Milanovic on 18th October 2021 Branko Milanovic argues that ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’…
Harvesting ‘true cinnamon’: The story of the Ceylon spice
Considered the world’s best cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon has been grown and produced in Sri Lanka for generations. But experienced peelers…
How Big Pharma appropriates knowledge and profits in a time of Coronavirus
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A World Without Hunger: The Fortieth Newsletter (2021)
Ang Kiukok (Philippines), Harvest , 2004. OCTOBER 7, 2021 Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research . On…
Americans strongly favor raising taxes on the rich. So why are Democrats struggling to do so?
By David Leonhardt An 80/20 issue In the late 20th century, the Democratic Party moved to the right on economic policy.…
Trade unions take on platform companies in the struggle for decent work
Republished From: https://socialeurope.eu/trade-unions-take-on-platform-companies-in-the-struggle-for-decent-work the struggle for decent work by Ludovic Voet on 7th October 2021 On World Day of Decent Work, the European…
Intellectual monopoly capitalism—challenge of our times
Republished From: https://socialeurope.eu/intellectual-monopoly-capitalism-challenge-of-our-times by Cédric Durand and Cecilia Rikap on 5th October 2021 Unregulated capitalism has always tended to monopoly. But Big Tech represents a…
As Sri Lanka suffered, Rajapaksa scion and husband amass wealth, art offshore
Republished From: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/594237 Scilla Alecci (ICIJ)Published: Oct 6, 2021 4:04 AM⋅Updated: 4:05 AM PANDORA PAPERS | In early 2018, workers in a…