Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn? Is the Global Economic Establishment Taking a Progressive Turn?
A recent conference at the influential Peterson Institute began to acknowledge inhumanities that globilization boosters have long ignored.
Jan 15, 2013 / William Greider
Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005 Congressmen: E-mails Reveal Walmart CEO Was Repeatedly Informed of Bribery Scandal in 2005
Representatives Waxman and Cummings say the documents appear to contradict Walmart’s story about the widening scandal.
Jan 10, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Letter From Haiti: Life in the Ruins Letter From Haiti: Life in the Ruins
Three years after the earthquake, 350,000 are still living in refugee camps, while millions in aid money is lavished on a tourist hotel.
Jan 9, 2013 / Feature / Amy Wilentz
Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US Labor Groups Pan Walmart Plan to Bring Oversight Approach Used in Bangladesh to the US
A labor official says the kind of auditing Walmart wants to bring to its US warehouses “led directly to the deaths of 112 people in Bangladesh.”
Jan 4, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers Hundreds of Argentina Walmart Employees Went on Strike in Solidarity With US Co-Workers
Protestors in Argentina hope international pressure can end Walmart's union-busting in the US.
Dec 21, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow
Workers across five continents will protest alleged retaliation against US Walmart employees.
Dec 13, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Once Again, Senate Republicans Reject International Human Rights Once Again, Senate Republicans Reject International Human Rights
As the federal government refuses to recognize the UN treaty on the rights of the disabled, a growing number of cities are incorporating international human rights standards into t...
Dec 12, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN
Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.
Dec 11, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A More Imperfect Union: On the European Central Bank A More Imperfect Union: On the European Central Bank
How a central bank created to exist apart from politics got drawn into bitter political arguments.
Dec 5, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Henry Farrell
Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels Why the World Bank Must Divest from Fossil Fuels
The Bank claims it wants to step up to the challenge of climate change. But why is it still investing in fossil fuels?
Dec 4, 2012 / Daphne Wysham