Archive for the category ‘TRADE’


Why US-China Trade Is on Track to Break Records despite All the Politics
Bradley Blankenship | RT – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 30th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Why US-China Trade Is on Track to Break Records despite All the Politics)
Bolsonaro Puts Up Brazilian Richest Oil Wells for Sale to Foreign Companies
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Bolsonaro Puts Up Brazilian Richest Oil Wells for Sale to Foreign Companies)
The Neo-Liberal Project in the World and in Brazil Is Anti-Life and the Enemy of Nature
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Neo-Liberal Project in the World and in Brazil Is Anti-Life and the Enemy of Nature)
Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon
Juan Manuel Crespo | Open Democracy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Who’s Responsible for the Ecocide in the Amazon)
The Cocoyoc Declaration
Johan Galtung, et al. – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2019 ( Comments Off on The Cocoyoc Declaration)
Flood-Hit Iran Getting No Financial Aid from Abroad Because of US Sanctions
Middle East Eye – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Flood-Hit Iran Getting No Financial Aid from Abroad Because of US Sanctions)
American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”
Zaid Jilani and Lee Fang – The Intercept
October 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on American Executives: Election of Far-Right Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Is a “Bullish Opportunity for Us”)
Trade Wars: Is There an Off-Ramp?
Askiah Adam – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 27th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Trade Wars: Is There an Off-Ramp?)
Signaling More Independence from the US, the World Bank Phases Out Its Support for Fossil Fuels
Jason Kirk – The Conversation
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Signaling More Independence from the US, the World Bank Phases Out Its Support for Fossil Fuels)
South-South Trade Cooperation Key to Sustainable and Inclusive Model of Globalization
Hanif Hassan Al Qassim – Other News
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on South-South Trade Cooperation Key to Sustainable and Inclusive Model of Globalization)
Why We Leaked Hundreds of Pages of a Secret Trade Deal That Threatens Our Rights and Our Planet
Shira Stanton and Sebastian Bock | Greenpeace – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why We Leaked Hundreds of Pages of a Secret Trade Deal That Threatens Our Rights and Our Planet)
Avoid Patent Clauses in Trade Treaties That Can Kill Millions
Martin Khor – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Avoid Patent Clauses in Trade Treaties That Can Kill Millions)
ISDS Corporate Rule of Law
Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Inter Press Service-IPS
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on ISDS Corporate Rule of Law)
How a Battle over Affordable Medicine Helped Kill the TPP
James Trimarco – YES! Magazine
November 21st, 2016 ( Comments Off on How a Battle over Affordable Medicine Helped Kill the TPP)
Low Food Prices: Good for Your Pocket, Bad for Small Farmers
Baher Kamal – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Low Food Prices: Good for Your Pocket, Bad for Small Farmers)
Trump, Clinton, Obama and the TPP
Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Trump, Clinton, Obama and the TPP)
Here They Come Again
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Here They Come Again)
France Demands End to Trade Talks with US amid Rising US-EU Tensions
V. Gnana and Alex Lantier | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
US Government Report Exposes Exaggerated TPPA Growth Claims
Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on US Government Report Exposes Exaggerated TPPA Growth Claims)
International Trade Favours Multinational Corporations
Roberto Azevêdo – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on International Trade Favours Multinational Corporations)
Leaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of TTIP
Sierra Club | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Leaked Document Reveals Alarming New Environmental Threats of TTIP)
Transcanada’s Latest Move Perfectly Illustrates Why So Many People Hate Free-Trade Deals
Katie Herzog |Grist – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Transcanada’s Latest Move Perfectly Illustrates Why So Many People Hate Free-Trade Deals)
Obama Tries to Ram His TTIP Down Europeans’ Throats
Eric Zuesse - Washington’s Blog
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Obama Tries to Ram His TTIP Down Europeans’ Throats)
Money Merry-Go-Round: Emails Show How Wall Street Execs and Alums Crafted Trade Bill
Kathy Kiely – Common Dreams
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Money Merry-Go-Round: Emails Show How Wall Street Execs and Alums Crafted Trade Bill)
Trade Pacts and Deregulation: Latest Leaks Reveal Core Problem with TISA
Deborah James - CounterPunch
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Trade Pacts and Deregulation: Latest Leaks Reveal Core Problem with TISA)
WikiLeaks Says Secretive Trade Agreement Paves Way to ‘Corporatization of Public Services’
John Dyer – Vice News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2016 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Says Secretive Trade Agreement Paves Way to ‘Corporatization of Public Services’)
The TTIPing Point: Protests Threaten Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal
Dinah Deckstein, Simone Salden and Michaela Schießl – Der Spiegel
May 16th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The TTIPing Point: Protests Threaten Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal)
Download the TTIP Leaks
Greenpeace Netherlands – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 16th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Download the TTIP Leaks)
Leaked TTIP Documents Cast Doubt on EU-US Trade Deal
Arthur Neslen – The Guardian
May 9th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Leaked TTIP Documents Cast Doubt on EU-US Trade Deal)
About the TTIP Leaks
Binoy Kampmark – Dissident Voice
May 9th, 2016 ( Comments Off on About the TTIP Leaks)
World Bank Orders Venezuela to Pay Crystallex $1.4 Billion for Imataca Forest Reserve Gold Mine
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on World Bank Orders Venezuela to Pay Crystallex $1.4 Billion for Imataca Forest Reserve Gold Mine)
Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts by Foreign Government Lobbyists
Lee Fang – The Intercept
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts by Foreign Government Lobbyists)
Corporate PR Flacks Are Trying to Convince You the Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Benefit Workers
Jim Hightower – In These Times
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Corporate PR Flacks Are Trying to Convince You the Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Benefit Workers)
The Predators behind the TPP
Karel Van Wolferen – The Japan Times
February 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Predators behind the TPP)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Fraud
Jomo Kwame Sundaram – Inter Press Service-IPS
February 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Trans-Pacific Partnership Fraud)
The TPP: A Corporate Bill of Rights
Larry Brown - TeleSur
February 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The TPP: A Corporate Bill of Rights)
Signing Polluter-Friendly TPP Trade Deal Is Gambling Away Our Future
Michael Brune, EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Signing Polluter-Friendly TPP Trade Deal Is Gambling Away Our Future)
How Kenya Confirmed the Deathbed of WTO
Horace Campbell – Pambazuka News
January 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on How Kenya Confirmed the Deathbed of WTO)
Trade in Services Agreement TiSA – Secret Documents Revealed
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Trade in Services Agreement TiSA – Secret Documents Revealed)
WTO Ruling on Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling Illustrates Supremacy of Trade Agreements
David Dayen – The Intercept
November 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on WTO Ruling on Dolphin-Safe Tuna Labeling Illustrates Supremacy of Trade Agreements)
Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership)
‘Worse Than We Thought:’ TPP a Total Corporate Power Grab Nightmare
Deirdre Fulton – Common Dreams
November 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ‘Worse Than We Thought:’ TPP a Total Corporate Power Grab Nightmare)
How to Build a Crisis
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on How to Build a Crisis)
TPP Trade Pact Would Give Wall Street a Trump Card to Block Regulations
David Dayen – The Intercept
November 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on TPP Trade Pact Would Give Wall Street a Trump Card to Block Regulations)
TTIP: The Aristocracy Aren’t Satisfied – They Demand More
Eric Zuesse – Strategic Culture Foundation
October 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on TTIP: The Aristocracy Aren’t Satisfied – They Demand More)
TPP Treaty: Intellectual Property Rights Chapter
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on TPP Treaty: Intellectual Property Rights Chapter)
TPP or Not TPP? What’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Should We Support It?
Jana Kasperkevic – The Guardian
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on TPP or Not TPP? What’s the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Should We Support It?)
WikiLeaks Release of TPP Deal Text Stokes ‘Freedom of Expression’ Fears
Sam Thielman – The Guardian
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Release of TPP Deal Text Stokes ‘Freedom of Expression’ Fears)
Uruguay Shows the Way by Leaving Secret Trade Deal TiSA
Viviana Barreto and Sam Cossar-Gilbert – Common Dreams
September 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Uruguay Shows the Way by Leaving Secret Trade Deal TiSA)
Disposable People: Obama, the TPP, and the Betrayal of Human Rights
Jim Miller – San Diego Free Press
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Disposable People: Obama, the TPP, and the Betrayal of Human Rights)
Free-Trade Treaties Are Anti-Free Trade
Immanuel Wallerstein - Toward Freedom
August 24th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Free-Trade Treaties Are Anti-Free Trade)
Corporate Tribunals Pose Biggest Hurdle to Europe’s Vote on Transatlantic Trade Pact
Tom Lawson, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Corporate Tribunals Pose Biggest Hurdle to Europe’s Vote on Transatlantic Trade Pact)
Trade in Services Agreement-TiSA: More Secret Documents Leaked
Julian Assange, WikeaLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Trade in Services Agreement-TiSA: More Secret Documents Leaked)
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Leaked Trade Deal Draft Shows Big Pharma’s Sway
Owen Davis – International Business Times
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Trans-Pacific Partnership: Leaked Trade Deal Draft Shows Big Pharma’s Sway)
“Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards”: The Alice in Wonderland World of Fast-tracked Secret Trade Agreements
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on “Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards”: The Alice in Wonderland World of Fast-tracked Secret Trade Agreements)
Trade Agreements like TISA, TPP and TTIP Will Sideline National Laws, WikiLeaks Says
Hazel Sheffield – The Independent
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Trade Agreements like TISA, TPP and TTIP Will Sideline National Laws, WikiLeaks Says)
WikiLeaks Releases Documents Related to Controversial US Trade Pact
Sam Thielman in New York and Phillip Inman in London – The Guardian
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Releases Documents Related to Controversial US Trade Pact)
Stop Calling the TPP a Trade Agreement – It Isn’t.
Dave Johnson – Moyers & Company
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Stop Calling the TPP a Trade Agreement – It Isn’t.)
Nine Things You Might Want to Know about the Massive Pacific Trade Deal
E. Tammy Kim – Al Jazeera America
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Nine Things You Might Want to Know about the Massive Pacific Trade Deal)
A Trade Rule That Makes It Illegal to Favor Local Business? Newest Leak Shows TPP Would Do That and More
David Korten - YES! Magazine
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Trade Rule That Makes It Illegal to Favor Local Business? Newest Leak Shows TPP Would Do That and More)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Death of the Republic
Ellen Brown, Web of Debt – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( 2 Comments »)
What’s Obama Up to, with His TPP & TTIP?
Eric Zuesse, Washington’s Blog – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on What’s Obama Up to, with His TPP & TTIP?)
BREAKING: WikiLeaks Leaks TPP Draft!!!
Daily Kos – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on BREAKING: WikiLeaks Leaks TPP Draft!!!)
Flush the TPP
Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Flush the TPP)
World at a Crossroads: Stop the Fast Track to a Future of Global Corporate Rule
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on World at a Crossroads: Stop the Fast Track to a Future of Global Corporate Rule)
[Nobel Economics Laureate] Joseph Stiglitz on the Trans Pacific Partnership: “This Is a Big Deal”
Alexandros Orphanides – In These Times
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on [Nobel Economics Laureate] Joseph Stiglitz on the Trans Pacific Partnership: “This Is a Big Deal”)
TPP Chief Negotiators to Meet in Mid-March in Hawaii
Jiji Kyodo – The Japan Times
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on TPP Chief Negotiators to Meet in Mid-March in Hawaii)
Big Business “Regulators” and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Opening the Floodgates to Corporate Plunder
Colin Todhunter - Global Research
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Big Business “Regulators” and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Opening the Floodgates to Corporate Plunder)
Trade Secrets*
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 19th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Trade Secrets*)
The Trans-Pacific Trade (TPP) Agreement Must Be Defeated
US Sen. Bernie Sanders - Reader Supported News
January 5th, 2015 ( 2 Comments »)
What “Free Trade” Has Done to Central America
Manuel Perez-Rocha and Julia Paley – Foreign Policy In Focus
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on What “Free Trade” Has Done to Central America)
Mainstream Media Blackout of the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement
Christina Sarich – Nation of Change
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Mainstream Media Blackout of the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement)
French Government Will Not Sign TTIP Agreement in 2015
EurActiv – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on French Government Will Not Sign TTIP Agreement in 2015)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-TTIP: A Gunpowder Plot against Democracy
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-TTIP: A Gunpowder Plot against Democracy)
The Dubious Colombia Exports of German Arms Manufacturer Sig Sauer
Volkmar Kabisch, Georg Mascolo, Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer – Süddeutsche Zeitung International
August 11th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
How the Mexican Drug Trade Thrives on Free Trade
Christy Thornton and Adam Goodman – The Nation
July 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on How the Mexican Drug Trade Thrives on Free Trade)
The Free-Trade Regime: Oligarchy in Action
Moritz Laurer – Foreign Policy In Focus
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Free-Trade Regime: Oligarchy in Action)
Pacific Rim Trade Pact in Danger of Collapse
Greg Robb – The Wall Street Journal
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Pacific Rim Trade Pact in Danger of Collapse)
TPP Is Right Where We Want It: Going Nowhere
Maira Sutton – Electronic Frontier Foundation
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on TPP Is Right Where We Want It: Going Nowhere)
All Give and No Take
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on All Give and No Take)
Third World America’s Trade Agreements
Charles Sullivan – The Picket, Shepherd University
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Third World America’s Trade Agreements)
Blow to Obama as Sen. Reid Opposes Trade Authority
The Wall Street Journal – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Blow to Obama as Sen. Reid Opposes Trade Authority)
Corporation Carte Blanche: Will US-EU Trade Become Too Free?
Michaela Schiessl – Der Spiegel
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Corporation Carte Blanche: Will US-EU Trade Become Too Free?)
Leaked: Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) – Environment Chapter
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Leaked: Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) – Environment Chapter)
TPP: Poison for Local Community Resilience
Richard Heinberg – Common Dreams
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on TPP: Poison for Local Community Resilience)
NAFTA at 20: A Model for Corporate Rule
Manuel Perez-Rocha and Stuart Trew – Foreign Policy In Focus
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NAFTA at 20: A Model for Corporate Rule)
“Failed Everywhere It’s Been Tried” – The Deadly Wages of Free Trade
Daniel Kovalik - CounterPunch
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on “Failed Everywhere It’s Been Tried” – The Deadly Wages of Free Trade)
After 20 Years of NAFTA Poverty, Lawmakers Move to Fast-Track TPP
Sarah Lazare – Common Dreams
January 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on After 20 Years of NAFTA Poverty, Lawmakers Move to Fast-Track TPP)
China Outstrips US as World’s Biggest Goods Trader
Li Anne Wong, CNBC – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on China Outstrips US as World’s Biggest Goods Trader)
NAFTA: 20 Years of Regret for Mexico
Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian
January 6th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NAFTA: 20 Years of Regret for Mexico)
Transatlantic Trade Agreement Threatens Environment and Health in U.S. and Europe
Erich Pica – Huffington Post
December 30th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Transatlantic Trade Agreement Threatens Environment and Health in U.S. and Europe)
Spineless in Bali
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy In Focus
December 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Spineless in Bali)
Why You Should Be Outraged About the TPP
Luke Bacon - NewMatilda
December 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Why You Should Be Outraged About the TPP)
Second Release of Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Documents
Charles P. Pierce – Esquire
December 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Second Release of Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Documents)
The Lies behind This Transatlantic Trade Deal – Managing Transparency
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 9th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Lies behind This Transatlantic Trade Deal – Managing Transparency)
WikiLeaks: TPP Secretive Corporate Deal to Establish Special Closed Door Courts for Big Business
Thomas Mc Donagh – The Democracy Center
December 2nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks: TPP Secretive Corporate Deal to Establish Special Closed Door Courts for Big Business)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty Is the Complete Opposite of ‘Free Trade’
Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian
November 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty Is the Complete Opposite of ‘Free Trade’)
Thanks to WikiLeaks, We See Just How Bad TPP Trade Deal Is for Regular People
Dan Gillmor – The Guardian
November 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Thanks to WikiLeaks, We See Just How Bad TPP Trade Deal Is for Regular People)
Trans-Atlantic Free Trade: US Pushes for Deal despite NSA Scandal
Gregor Peter Schmitz – Der Spiegel
November 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Trans-Atlantic Free Trade: US Pushes for Deal despite NSA Scandal)
WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Draft Chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Alex Hern and Dominic Rushe – The Guardian
November 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Publishes Secret Draft Chapter of Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 ( 3 Comments »)
This Transatlantic Trade Deal Is a Full-Frontal Assault on Democracy
George Monbiot – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on This Transatlantic Trade Deal Is a Full-Frontal Assault on Democracy)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA): When Foreign Investors Sue the State
Martin Khor, Third World Economics – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA): When Foreign Investors Sue the State)
The Origins and Evolution of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
T Rajamoorthy - Global Research
November 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Origins and Evolution of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP))
Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 3) – Central Bankers and the IFF
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 3) – Central Bankers and the IFF)
Black Market for Counterfeit Goods Rakes in $500 Billion Yearly
ABC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Black Market for Counterfeit Goods Rakes in $500 Billion Yearly)
Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 2) – Connecting Josef Ackermann, the IFF, and the Euro Debt Crisis
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 2) – Connecting Josef Ackermann, the IFF, and the Euro Debt Crisis)
Global Power Project: Exposing the Institute of International Finance (Part 1)
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
WTO: Stingy with the Poor, Generous with the Rich
Martin Khor – Inter Press Service-IPS
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on WTO: Stingy with the Poor, Generous with the Rich)
Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement: A Corporate Power Grab
Colin Todhunter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
The Last Mystery of the Financial Crisis
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Last Mystery of the Financial Crisis)
(Português) “Nossos Sonhos Não Cabem no Capitalismo”
Fernando Meirelles – Outras Palavras
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) “Nossos Sonhos Não Cabem no Capitalismo”)
Brazil Burning: The Story of an Illusion Gone Sour
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Brazil Burning: The Story of an Illusion Gone Sour)
The Chimerica Dream: Two Nations, Two Dreams, One Pacific
Pepe Escobar - TomDispatch
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Chimerica Dream: Two Nations, Two Dreams, One Pacific)
Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2013 ( 5 Comments »)
Infographic: The United Kingdom’s Tax Havens – Interactive
Simon Hooper and Ben Willers – Al Jazeera
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Infographic: The United Kingdom’s Tax Havens – Interactive)
How The G8 Joint Statement Should Read
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How The G8 Joint Statement Should Read)
(A)tom and Kerry Show: It’s All Money, Stupid!
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Monsanto Refuses to Testify on Genetically Modified Crops in Puerto Rico
Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero – CorpWatch
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Refuses to Testify on Genetically Modified Crops in Puerto Rico)
The Four Companies That Control the 147 Companies That Own Everything
Brendan Coffey - Forbes
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Four Companies That Control the 147 Companies That Own Everything)
Africa’s Worst Drought Tied to West’s Pollution
Becky Oskin, LiveScience – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Africa’s Worst Drought Tied to West’s Pollution)
Israeli Death Merchants and Palestinian Guinea Pigs
Gilad Atzmon – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Israeli Death Merchants and Palestinian Guinea Pigs)
Nicaragua Approves China-Backed Atlantic-To-Pacific Canal
Don Knowland, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Nicaragua Approves China-Backed Atlantic-To-Pacific Canal)
Everything Is Rigged: This Time, It’s Currencies
Matt Taibbi – Rolling Stone
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Everything Is Rigged: This Time, It’s Currencies)
GMO and Monsanto: Glyphosate Weed Killer Found in Human Urine across Europe
Friends of the Earth Europe – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on GMO and Monsanto: Glyphosate Weed Killer Found in Human Urine across Europe)
Bilderberg 2013: Welcome to 1984
Charlie Skelton – The Guardian
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Bilderberg 2013: Welcome to 1984)
New World Order Secrecy: Who Will Be Attending the Bilderberg Meeting? What Will Be Discussed Behind Closed Doors?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Reseach
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on New World Order Secrecy: Who Will Be Attending the Bilderberg Meeting? What Will Be Discussed Behind Closed Doors?)
IMF Admits: We Failed To Realise the Damage Austerity Would Do to Greece
Larry Elliott, Phillip Inman and Helena Smith in Athens – The Guardian
June 10th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Saudi Prince Sues Forbes after It Says He’s ‘Only’ Worth $20 Billion
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Saudi Prince Sues Forbes after It Says He’s ‘Only’ Worth $20 Billion)
(Português) Alysson Mascaro: Uma Crítica Social do Estado
Carta Maior – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Alysson Mascaro: Uma Crítica Social do Estado)
It’s Time to Delist Cuba
Arturo Lopez-Levy – Foreign Policy in Focus
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on It’s Time to Delist Cuba)
(Português) Brasil, Mercosul e a Moral Seletiva nos Negócios com Israel
Maren Mantovani – Carta Maior
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Brasil, Mercosul e a Moral Seletiva nos Negócios com Israel)
Anonymous Just Leaked a Trove of NSA Documents
Chris Mills, Gizmodo – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Anonymous Just Leaked a Trove of NSA Documents)
Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child
Citizens Commission on Human Rights – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Dead Wrong: How Psychiatric Drugs Can Kill Your Child)
The Koodankulam Mystery (2): Russian Officials’ Anxiety
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Koodankulam Mystery (2): Russian Officials’ Anxiety)
The Pink Tide in Latin America: An Alliance between Local Capital and Socialism?
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - Global Research
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Pink Tide in Latin America: An Alliance between Local Capital and Socialism?)
Brazil to Write Off $900m of African Debt`
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Brazil to Write Off $900m of African Debt`)
Global Capital and the Nation State
Robert Reich – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Global Capital and the Nation State)
(Português) Brasil Deveria Seguir Exemplo Chinês, Defende Economista
Marcelo Justo – Carta Maior
May 20th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Internet Advocates Say the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is the Biggest Threat Yet to Open Web
Russell Brandom, The Verge – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Internet Advocates Say the Trans-Pacific Partnership Is the Biggest Threat Yet to Open Web)
Ten Years after Invasion, Iraq Continues to Import Oil Products
Global Research News – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Ten Years after Invasion, Iraq Continues to Import Oil Products)
Elephant Poaching On Rise in Chaos-Hit Central African Republic
Bate Felix, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Elephant Poaching On Rise in Chaos-Hit Central African Republic)
Meanwhile, Manchester United
Johan Galtung, 13 May 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2013 ( 5 Comments »)
Privatizing Europe
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
May 13th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Privatizing Europe)
The Free Market Fundamentalists Are Now in Europe
Roberto Savio – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 13th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Free Market Fundamentalists Are Now in Europe)
(Português) Como Era Tranquilo Mover Fábricas…
Immanuel Wallerstein – Outras Palavras
May 6th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
(Português) Quem Resgatará a Indústria Farmacêutica?
Martha Rosenberg - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Nuclear Impacts
Alternative Energy – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Nuclear Impacts)
54 Years of Stupidity and Counting – Cuba Policy: Fruitless, Mean and Cruel
Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés - CounterPunch
May 6th, 2013 ( Comments Off on 54 Years of Stupidity and Counting – Cuba Policy: Fruitless, Mean and Cruel)
(Português) Novo Estudo Aponta Erros em ‘Base Científica’ das Políticas de Austeridade
Tomas Rotta, Marx21 – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
(Português) Países Latino-Americanos Criam Mecanismo de Defesa Contra Multinacionais
Leonardo Wexell Severo – Carta Maior
April 29th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Iceland Signs First European Free Trade Pact with China
Nikolaj Nielsen, EUObserver – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Iceland Signs First European Free Trade Pact with China)
Corporate Evil Creeps Up Unobserved: TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy
Prof. Rodney Shakespeare - Eurasia Review
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Corporate Evil Creeps Up Unobserved: TransPacific Partnership Will Undermine Democracy)
Guatemalan Lawsuit against Canadian Mining Giant May Set Precedent
Jennifer Kennedy - CorpWatch
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Guatemalan Lawsuit against Canadian Mining Giant May Set Precedent)
U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria
Pratap Chatterjee – CorpWatch
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit against Shell in Nigeria)
28-Year Old PhD Student Debunks the Most Influential Austerity Study
Paul Jay – The Real News Network
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on 28-Year Old PhD Student Debunks the Most Influential Austerity Study)
Creating Subjects in Lavasa: The Private City
Persis Taraporevala – Open Democracy
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Creating Subjects in Lavasa: The Private City)
China and Brazil Sign Agreement to Trade in Their Local Currencies
MercoPress South Atlantic News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on China and Brazil Sign Agreement to Trade in Their Local Currencies)
India, China, Brazil to Surpass Combined GDP of U.S., Western Europe by 2020: UN
Vancouverdesi – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on India, China, Brazil to Surpass Combined GDP of U.S., Western Europe by 2020: UN)
China Replaces Britain in World’s Top Five Arms Exporters – Report
Michael Martina, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on China Replaces Britain in World’s Top Five Arms Exporters – Report)
Netherlands Calls On Stores to Label Products from Israeli Settlements
Barak Ravid - Haaretz
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Netherlands Calls On Stores to Label Products from Israeli Settlements)
US-EU Trade Deal Is the Foundation for a New Global Economic Order
Dana Gabriel - CounterCurrents
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US-EU Trade Deal Is the Foundation for a New Global Economic Order)
New Development Bank To Be Key BRICS Building Block
John Fraser – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on New Development Bank To Be Key BRICS Building Block)
Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal
Christoph Pauly and Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal)
An Economic Alternative to Exploitative Free Market Capitalism
Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on An Economic Alternative to Exploitative Free Market Capitalism)
Why So Secretive? The Trans-Pacific Partnership as Global Corporate Coup
Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy Movement – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Why So Secretive? The Trans-Pacific Partnership as Global Corporate Coup)
Southern Alternatives on Trade and Development
Comhlámh – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 19th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Southern Alternatives on Trade and Development)
Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World
Susan Jennings - Activist Post
February 13th, 2012 ( Comments Off on Digging Deeper Into Who Controls the World)
Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds
Rebecca Solnit - TomDispatch
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Compassion Is Our New Currency: Notes on 2011’s Preoccupied Hearts and Minds)
Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy
Mary Beth Sullivan – The Humanist
December 26th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Moving from a War Economy to a Peace Economy)
The Folly of Sanctions
Rep. Ron Paul - AntiWar
December 5th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK
Robert Fisk – The Independent
December 5th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Sanctions Are Only a Small Part of the History That Makes Iranians Hate the UK)
Time Banking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Edgar Cahn – YES! Magazine
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Time Banking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?)
Time as Money: Local Currencies for Healthy Communities
Debra Efroymson – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2011 ( Comments Off on Time as Money: Local Currencies for Healthy Communities)
The West’s Tragedy of Capital
Pepe Escobar – Al Jazeera
November 14th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The West’s Tragedy of Capital)
In The Line of Fire: A Date with Despots at Britain’s Arms Fair
Tom Peck – The Independent
September 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on In The Line of Fire: A Date with Despots at Britain’s Arms Fair)
Companies Ejected From London Arms Fair for ‘Promoting Cluster Bombs’
Nick Hopkins – The Guardian
September 19th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Companies Ejected From London Arms Fair for ‘Promoting Cluster Bombs’)
Reading the World in a Loaf of Bread: Soaring Food Prices, Wild Weather, Upheaval, and a Planetful of Trouble
Christian Parenti - TomDispatch
July 25th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
Crocodile Tears As Food Aid Blockade Continues in Horn of Africa
Thomas C. Mountain – Foreign Policy Journal
July 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Crocodile Tears As Food Aid Blockade Continues in Horn of Africa)
The Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa
Rajesh Makwana and Adam Parsons – Share the World’s Resources
July 25th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Silent Humanitarian Crises beyond East Africa)
The Flotilla Fascination
Cal Perry – Al Jazeera
July 4th, 2011 ( Comments Off on The Flotilla Fascination)
What’s at Stake in Greece?
Antonis Davanellos – Socialist Worker
June 27th, 2011 ( Comments Off on What’s at Stake in Greece?)
Greece Prepares to Sell Off State Assets to Get Loans
CNN Wire Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Greece Prepares to Sell Off State Assets to Get Loans)
IMF Financial Terrorism
Stephen Lendman - Activist Post
June 13th, 2011 ( Comments Off on IMF Financial Terrorism)
Oxfam: Hunger Will Strike
The Independent – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
World’s Food System Broken
Cahal Milmo, Chief Reporter – The Independent
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on World’s Food System Broken)
Towards the Eradication of Global Hunger and Undernutrition
Xin-Ying Ren and Fred Dubee, UN MaximsNews – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 6th, 2011 ( 1 Comment »)
‘Europe Worsening Hunger Worldwide’
Timothy Spence – TerraViva Europe
June 6th, 2011 ( Comments Off on ‘Europe Worsening Hunger Worldwide’)
Welcome To the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 30th, 2011 ( Comments Off on Welcome To the Violent World of Mr. Hopey Changey)
African NGOs Oppose Human Rights Clause in EPAs
Isolda Agazzi – Inter Press Service-IPS
March 28th, 2011 ( Comments Off on African NGOs Oppose Human Rights Clause in EPAs)
Rethinking the Global Economy: The Case for Sharing
Rajesh Makwana & Adam Parsons – Share the World Resources
November 29th, 2010 ( Comments Off on Rethinking the Global Economy: The Case for Sharing)