Activists staging a mock trial of Monsanto for Crimes Against Humanity in the Hague have successfully garnered world attention, forcing the company to release a statement and Forbes Magazine to run an article on the situation. The objectives of the mock trial are to test the legal strength of such a case thereby building a Continue Reading →
The first war crime committed in any war of aggression is against the truth Michael Parenti In 2015 the US imposed penalties on Volkswagen for emission violations of more than $13b. In revenge the EU imposed a $14.5b fine on Apple for unpaid taxes. The US now seeks penalties of $14b against Deutsche Bank for its part Continue Reading →
A sea of plastic garbage larger than Australia is visible from space as it swirls around the Pacific Ocean, trapped by Ocean currents in what is known as a Gyre. The core of the North Pacific Gyre is one million square kilometres in size. That is completely covered by floating plastic, ranging from entire items or Continue Reading →
Greece is in turmoil again after the parliament narrowly passed legislation moving the ownership of all public utilities to the nation’s creditors. Unions and advocates of social democracy have protested the move with support of global activists against corporate feudalism. In separate news, US based activist group the Sierra Club has developed a tool that Continue Reading →
International poaching organizations have moved 16,000 illegally killed elephants through Laos with the assistance of corrupt officials placed as highly as the office of the Prime Minister. Three major trafficking organisations have been identified as working with corrupt officials to move millions of dollars worth of animal parts out of the country. A summit of Continue Reading →
The Iceland government is paying its citizens from the proceeds of the nationalization of the second largest bank in the wake of its tough reaction to corruption in the banking sector. The Arctic nation jailed its crooked bankers after the Global Financial Crisis instead of bailing them out. It is now distributing the windfall to Continue Reading →