Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat
The Trans-Pacific Partnership might give corporations the ability to sue countries for “expected future profits.”
Nov 11, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Can Hong Kong’s Protesters Keep Momentum on Their Side? Can Hong Kong’s Protesters Keep Momentum on Their Side?
After Friday’s violent clashes, the greatest conflict facing the movement may come from within.
Oct 3, 2014 / Elaine Yu
The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo
Can the BRICS wrest control of the global economy from the United States and Europe, or will their internal contradictions tear them apart?
Sep 4, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
A Grassroots Labor Uprising—at Your Bank? A Grassroots Labor Uprising—at Your Bank?
As a trade deal focusing on the financial sector is underway so too is a campaign to organize Wall Street’s rank-and-file.
Jul 9, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How Economic Regime Change Reshaped America How Economic Regime Change Reshaped America
The cumulative effects of years of deindustrialization, weakened unions and soaring inequality have fundamentally reordered the country.
May 1, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza
The president should be proposing new rules for importers who manufacture their products overseas, but don’t hold your breath.
Apr 23, 2014 / William Greider
The World Bank’s Waste of Energy The World Bank’s Waste of Energy
Expanding energy access makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is using a failed scheme—like carbon trading—to pay for it.
Apr 11, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus
Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made? Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made?
Despite some laudatory local and state efforts, taxpayer dollars are still being used to purchase clothes made in sweatshops.
Apr 9, 2014 / Sharon Kelly
When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse
A new study exposes the hidden consequences of government contracting for workers and communities
Mar 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How the Proposed US-EU Trade Agreement Screws Workers and Undermines Democracy How the Proposed US-EU Trade Agreement Screws Workers and Undermines Democracy
The real goal of the TTIP is to weaken the power of citizens to defend themselves against corporate abuses.
Mar 24, 2014 / Andrew Erwin and Foreign Policy In Focus