Posted on December 12, 2007 by jamesptaylor
Losing our minds over Illegal Immigration
NAFTA has the power to trump state laws!
The Historical Truth of Our Relations with Iran
Report shows Bush manipulated climate science, suppressed scientists.
Nigeria battles Pfizer in court for conducting an illegal, unauthorized drug trial on Nigerian children.
Bad News for Prescription Drugs: pharmaceutical sales reps may be given licenses.
Murdoch Ready to Makeover [...]
Filed under: Corporations, Current Events, Election 2008, Iran, Latin America, Media, Roundup, Struggle for Rights, US Foreign Policy | Tagged: Bush, china, global warming, immigration, Iran, murdoch, NAFTA, nigeria, pfizer, pharma, venezuela | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2007 by jamesptaylor
Back in 1999, the private construction contractor Bechtel took over control of the public water system in Bolivia’s third largest city, Cochabamba. The corporation then held a monopoly over this very basic human necessity and proceeded to raise rates by as much as 200 percent, far beyond what families could afford. The law even said [...]
Filed under: Corporations, Latin America | Tagged: bechtel, bolivia, Corporations, world bank | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 28, 2007 by jamesptaylor
Okay, I think I might start doing a semi-regular blog round-up. Some of the entries I’ve been making have been quite lengthy, so rather than boring you with text, I’ll occasionally make posts with a few links in them, commonly referred to as a ’round-up’. That way you can choose any stories that [...]
Filed under: "War on Terror", Corporations, Current Events, Election 2008, Iraq, Latin America, Roundup, US Foreign Policy | Tagged: afghanistan, alaska, blackwater, china, CNN, corruption, guiliani, Iraq, oil, somalia, sweatshops, torture, troops, venezuela | Leave a Comment »
