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Will Canada Recognize Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Poor Countries?
It's not clear whether the rights of Indigenous people harmed by Canadian mining companies will be included.
How Coal Shipping Accidents Are Damaging Coral Reefs Around the World
A few kilometers off the coast of Madagascar, the coal-laden New Mykonos ship has sunk and is slowly breaking apart.
Three Takeaways From New Study on GMOs
A report from the National Academies of Sciences on GE technology was met with cheers from the biotech industry.
Brazil’s New Government Is Already Planning to Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Poor
Brazil's new right-wing government plans to balance the budget by imposing austerity measures on the nation's poor people.
The Pentagon’s War on Accountability
The DoD is taking active measures to disguise how it is spending the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars it receives every year.
Obama Visits Vietnam to Promote the TPP
TPP appears to be a promise to countries in the Asian region to move production to boost their economies.
French Coalition Launches Call to Limit CEO Salaries to 100 Times the Minimum Wage
A group of 40 well-known personalities in France have called for a cap on the amounts CEOs can receive.
The BlackRock Dilemma: To End Short-Termism, Reform CEO Pay
CEOs play a central role in making the transition away from corporate short-termism toward long-term value.
Hillary Clinton’s Medicare Bandage Won’t Stop the Bleeding
Hillary Clinton's talk about expanding the Medicare program to people in their 50s sounds like a step toward Medicare for all, but it isn't.
“Print the Money”: Trump’s “Reckless” Proposal Echoes Franklin and Lincoln
Paying the government's debts by just issuing the money is as American as apple pie — if you go back far enough.