Corporate Domination

Protesters Say Vallejo Park Construction Desecrated Shellmound and Burial Ground – ICTMN.com

The Glen Cove Waterfront Park in Vallejo, California is a small 15-acre park on the coast of the Carquinez Strait, a natural tidal channel, but the gulf between the two June [...]

June 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

Panama: Canadian Mining Companies Battle for Gold | Pulitzer Center

Canada is on the frontlines of a new battle in the rainforests of Mesoamerica, and billions of dollars worth of precious metals are at [...]

June 25, 2012 // 0 Comments

Why America’s Extreme Politics Will Likely Get Even Worse | | AlterNet

Just when you thought political incivility and partisan gridlock couldn’t get any worse, get ready for more of the same or worse next [...]

June 22, 2012 // 0 Comments

Lakoff: Why Conservatives Sell Their Wildly Destructive Ideology Better Than Democrats | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet

Framing is (or should be) about moral values, deep truths, and the policies that flow from them. As of their kickoff speeches in Ohio, Romney and Obama have both chosen [...]

June 21, 2012 // 0 Comments

More agression against mine opponents in San José del Progreso, Oaxaca

The ongoing struggle against Fortuna Silver’s Trinidad/Cuzcatlán Mine in Oaxaca has taken another unfortunate turn. On June 16, 2012, a small group of men opened fire [...]

June 20, 2012 // 0 Comments

Pollution, Poverty and People of Color: Falling into the Climate Gap: Scientific American

The Shore Plaza East apartments have a stunning skyline view of downtown Boston across the harbor: Waves lap at the foot of the eight-story building; sailboats carve foam [...]

June 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

Indigenous in Rio: ‘NO!’ to False Green Economy and Carbon Cowboys | the narcosphere

Indigenous Peoples are gathered at the Kari-Oca II Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, as the governments and corporate profiteers attempt to place a price on nature as a [...]

June 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

Mexico’s ‘maquiladora’ labor system keeps workers in poverty – World Wires – MiamiHerald.com

By day, Sergio Martinez labors in a modern air-conditioned factory a few miles from the Texas border, a human cog in the global supply chain that helps build pickups and [...]

June 18, 2012 // 0 Comments

Cree Nation of Mistissini will always say no to uranium

The Cree Nation of Mistissini has made their position clear. They are unequivocally opposed to any uranium development in Eeyou Istchee (Cree for “The People’s [...]

June 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Places Expiration Date on Democracy – COLORLINES

Back in April, Pennsylvania Secretary of State Carol Aichele visited the editorial board of the Erie Times-News newspaper to speak with them about the new photo voter ID bill [...]