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Corporate power

Blog / 16th December 2022

Pandemics, wars and recessions do not exempt states from human-rights commitments. They must tax multinationals and the richest more to protect the most vulnerable, writes Magdalena Sepúlveda for Social Europe.

Article / 9th December 2022

At this time of year, it is easy to forget the reality of the critical world situation as we partake in frantic overconsumption and festivities. But what is the real meaning of Christmas in the midst of environmental destruction, growing levels of poverty and escalating global tensions?

Article / 7th December 2022

一年のこの時期、私たちは凄まじい過剰消費とクリスマスの祝祭に皆で没頭すると同時に、危機的な世界情勢の現実を忘れがちです。しかし、環境破壊、貧困レベルの増大、世界的な緊張の高まりの中で、クリスマスの本当の意味とは何でしょうか?

Blog / 6th December 2022

The UN General Assembly has adopted by unanimous consensus a resolution that mandates the UN to set course for a global tax leadership role.

Blog / 1st October 2022

It wouldn't take more than 1% of the U.S. population to rise up and get organized behind key popular demands to make them a reality - and yet we continue to endlessly wait, writes Ralph Nader in Common Dreams.

Blog / 25th August 2022

Change will come, and can only come from committed people mobilizing in common cause as a powerful social movement, writes David Korten.

News / 25th August 2022

Companies at the centre of the global grain trade have enjoyed a record bonanza amid soring food prices around the world, raising concerns of profiteering and speculation in global food markets that could put staples beyond the reach of the poorest.

Report / 30th July 2022

The outcome of the 12th Ministerial Meeting (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is a big win for rich countries, but a massive defeat for the global South, explains a dossier by Focus on the Global South.

News / 26th July 2022

The World Trade Organization's 12th Ministerial Conference ended with an agreement on patent rights that campaigners said would do virtually nothing to address vast global inequities in coronavirus vaccine and treatment access. 

Blog / 19th July 2022

While one person is dying every 48 seconds in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia alone, Oxfam report that food billionaires have increased their collective wealth by $382 billion since 2020.