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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results83 Connexions Library5 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 13 Sources Library 4 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryBanacol: A company implicated paramilitarism and land grabbing in Curvarado and Jiguamiando Interchurch Justice and Peace Commission Article 2012 This study focuses on the International Banacol Marketing Corporation’s actions in the Afro-Colombian and Mestizo communities’ collective territories of Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó in the Lower Atrato r... Bangladesh's exploitation economy Cyran, Olivier Article 2013 Before the collapse of Rana Plaza, which killed over a thousand people, most of them textile workers, there was the fire that killed a hundred at the Tazreen factory. A major cause is western companie... Banks Are "Where the Money Is" In The Drug War : Big Lenders Face Few Hard Consequences for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws Conroy, Bill Article 2012 Man of the largest banks in the world have been accused of failing to comply with anti-money laundering laws — thereby enabling, collectively, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of suspicious trans... Beyond Panama: Unlocking the world's secrecy jurisdictions Article 2016 The 21 jurisdictions covered by the Panama Papers data vary from the rolling hills of Wyoming to tropical getaways like the British Virgin Islands. But all have at least one thing in common - secrecy ... Bhopal: The Inside Story: Carbide Workers Speak Out on the World's Worst Industrial Disaster  Chouhan, T.R. et al Book 1994 An account of the disaster in Bhopal, India. Bhopal's Fight for Memory Abraham, Sara Article 2015 In December, 1984, unknown poisonous gases burst out from a Union Carbide pesticide plant located in a vicinity of the city of Bhopal in central India. The plant, scheduled for possible closure, was u... Big Oil's Ethical Violence: BP and the Armed Suppression of Dissent in Colombia Coleman, Lara Montesinos Article 2015 To challenge impunity is not just to attempt to confine abuses to the past. It serves to expose crimes committed, to preserve memory of the past within the present, and to highlight contradictions bet... Bigger Slicks, Sicker Society: Against The Current vol. 147 The Editors Article 2010 Corporate crime is strikingly analogous to the BP slick. The visible stuff is the slime on the surface that gets most of the attention. You can see it, taste it, smell it. The bigger part stays underw... Biggest criminals write laws that make their crimes legal Segnini, Giannina Article 2013 Giannina Segnini discusses her bribery investigations that helped put two former presidents of Costa Rica in jail, and offers advice to aspiring investigative journalists. Billionaires, Crime, and Corruption Spritzler, John Article 2001 What does it really mean when somebody claims to own hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars? What is a billionaire like David Rockefeller really telling us? He's saying that land he may neve... Books of Interest - Sources 58 Tudor, Dean Article 2006 Reviews of books about journalism, media, and research. The Borrower and the Billionaire: A Foreclosure Story Hudson, Michael W. Article 2010 In this excerpt adapted from The Monster, Michael W. Hudson writes about the nation’s largest subprime lending empire through the fortunes of its owner and one of its customers. Canada Is Now To Climate What Japan Is To Whaling Monbiot, George Article 2009 Here I am, watching the astonishing spectacle of a beautiful, cultured nation turning itself into a corrupt petro-state. Canada is slipping down the development ladder, retreating from a complex, dive... Chevron Whistleblower Videos Show Deliberate Falsification Of Evidence In Ecuador Oil Pollution Trial Gaworecki,Mike Article 2015 Chevron lost the lawsuit filed against the company by Indigenous villagers who say Texaco, which merged with Chevron, left hundreds of open, unlined pits full of toxic oil waste in the Amazon rainfore... Chile Report: Enterprise and Repression Multinational Goes to Chile Article 1976 Looks at Noranda Mines' copper mine investment in Chile. Chile Versus the Corporations: A Call for Canadian Support Book 1973 This booklet sketches corporate (including Canadian) involvement in Chile, the attempts of the Allende government to reverse this domination and the massive repression against Chile instituted by the ... Complaints filed against telecom companies for their role in UK mass surveillance programme Privacy International Article 2013 On 5 November 2013, Privacy International filed formal complaints with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the UK against some of the world's leading telecommunication ... Connexions Library: Economy, Poverty, Work Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the economy and economics. Corporate Corruption And The Special Interest State: Regulatory Capture at the FCC Rosen, David Article 2013 With Tom Wheeler's nomination, expect pro big-telecom policies such as ending net neutrality, further industry consolidation, limiting meaningful competition and increasing user fees, among other poli... Corporate crime wave: New Internationalist July 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look into corporate crime, people who have been involved, and what happens to the money. Also discusses what can be done to stop corporate crime. Corporate Predators: The Hunt for MegaProfits and the Attack on Democracy Mokhiber, Russell ; Weissman, Robert Book 1999 Corporate Terrorism in West Texas: The Full Weight of Justice Mokhiber, Russell Article 2013 Make no mistake, if it becomes clear that the Texas explosion was triggered by a terrorist attack, a la the Oklahoma City bombing, then Obama will begin talking about “the full weight of justice.” The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Bakan, Joel Book 2003 Makes the case that corporations function as a psychopathic entity. A companion to Mark Achbar's 2003 documentary of the same name.
The Corporation Achbar, Mark; Abbott Jennifer Film/Video 2004 The Corporation explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Corporation Nation Derber, Charles Book 1998 Derber writes that undemocratic corporations, not governments, are controlling society. Corporations Spy on Nonprofits with Impunity: Dow Chemical vs. Greenpeace Nader, Ralph Article 2014 Here's a dirty little secret you won't see in the daily papers: corporations conduct espionage against US nonprofit organizations without fear of being brought to justice. Deutsche Bank Pays $2.5 Billion Fine For Interest Rate Rigging Chatterjee,Pratap Article 2015 Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay out $2.5 billion fine to settle U.K. and U.S. government investigations into allegations of fixing global interest rates, months after 6 other banks paid out $4.3 billi... The Empire Strikes Back Murray, Craig Article 2016 If you argue a case strongly on the internet you must expect to receive robust argument back. Plus the odd insult. There has been plenty of both in reaction to my posts about corporate media control o... EnvironmentSources.com Website 2017 Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... Ernst & Young Pays $10 Million To Settle Lehman Brothers Audit Failure Lawsuit Chatterjee, Pratap Article 2015 Ernst & Young, one of the Big Four auditing firms, has agreed to pay a $10 million to New York state to settle a lawsuit for overlooking accounting gimmicks by Lehman Brothers, the defunct Wall Street... Exxon Knew CO2 Pollution Was A Global Threat By Late 1970s Grandia, Kevin and DeMelle, Brendan Article 2016 Throughout Exxon’s global operations, the company knew that CO2 was a harmful pollutant in the atmosphere years earlier than previously reported. Exxon corporate documents from the late 1970s state un... Ford & the Nazi War Efforts: Henry Ford was no Oskar Schindler Karliner, Joshua Article 1998 The Ford Motor Company's commercial-free sponsorship of NBC's airing of Schindler's List, the epic movie about the Holocaust, was a class act. Nevertheless, it would be remiss of us here at CorpWatch,... Getting Serious About Keeping Fossil Fuels in the Ground Means Getting Serious About a Just Transition Young, Patrick Article 2016 If the climate movement is going to get serious about keeping fossil fuels in the ground, the movement needs to get serious about cultivating a real vision for a just transition. If we’re going to se... GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of Choice Todhunter, Colin Article 2018 One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and have an ideological agenda. The narrative is... How Human Rights Watch Covers for Companies in Colombia: Down Where the Death Squads Live Kovalik, Daniel Article 2013 Human Rights Watch fails to name the names in its recent report on Colombia entitled, “The Risk of Returning Home, Violence and Threats against Displaced People Reclaiming Land in Colombia.” And, this... IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation Black, Edwin Book 2001 Nazi Germany employed IBM Hollerith punch-card machines to perform critical tasks in carrying out the Holocaust and the German war effort, cranking out lists of Jews which were then turned over to th... Iceland Jail Top Bankers For 46 Years, Europe 'Outraged' Dmitry, Baxter Article 2016 Iceland has differed from the rest of Europe and the US by allowing bankers to be prosecuted as criminals, rather than treating them as a protected species. If boycotts could change the system they'd be illegal Mortinston, Peter Article 1996 A ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeal says that boycotting by a grassroots group Friends of the Lubicon Lake Cree Nation of Daishowa paper products was illegal because it resulted in economic harm t... The Land Grabbers: The New Fight over Who Owns the Earth Pearce, Fred Book 2012 How Wall Street, Chinese billionaires, oil sheikhs, and agribusiness are buying up huge tracts of land in a hungry, crowded world. Monsanto: Contamination By All Means Necessary Todhuner, Colin Article 2013 What happens when you allow commercial interests free rein over a nation state's food and agricultural policies? Consumers and farmers end up paying the price. The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America -- and Spawned a Global Crisis Hudson, Michael W. Book 2010 Hudson explains the rise and fall of the subprime mortgage business by chronicling the rise and fall of two corporate empires: Ameriquest and Lehman Brothers, who did more than any other institutions ... Oil CEO Wanted University Quake Scientists Dismissed: Dean's E-Mail Elgin,Benjamin Article 2015 The billionaire CEO of Continental Resources told a dean at the University of Oklahoma that he wanted earthquake researchers dismissed. On a Cross of Coal: How Massey Crucified Miners Macaray, David Article 2011 Federal investigators investigated the Massey mine disaster in which 29 miners died discovered that Massey Energy was keeping two sets of books (safety logs). One log reflected actual mine conditions... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 29, 2015: Land seizures and land take-overs Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices focuses on the issue of land seizures and land take-overs. Also included: Greece's solidarity movement, and the challenges and opportunities it faces after the election of a... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 9, 2015: Resisting Neoliberalism Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Resisting neoliberalism: "free markets" and "free trade" are an ideological cover for what is actually a form of state capitalism in which working people subsidize and bail out corporations and the ri... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2015: Corruption Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Corruption - or at least some types of corruption - are much in the news, with the ongoing scandals in the Canadian Senate and the recent U.S. targeting of the Swiss-based football federation FIFA for... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 21, 2015: Canadian federal election, mining and the environment Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Featuring the Canadian federal election, mining and the environment, failure of Syriza in Greece, refugees, veterans of India's struggle for independence. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 9, 2016: Corporate Crime Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Corporations have increasingly become legally unaccountable for their behaviour. Yet all too often corporations break the law and engage in criminals acts which would be severely punished if they were... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter June 26, 2017: Public Safety Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 The June 26, 2017 issue of Other Voices, the Connexions newsletter is about public safety. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 17, 2017: Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia Diemer, Ulli Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memory and the past. But there are those who do remember, and who work to preserve and share our collective memory. But they have to co... Perspectives On Power: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1997 Chomsky sets down his thoughts on topics ranging from language and human nature, to the Middle East and East Timor. The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment Ross, Benjamin; Amter, Steven Book 2010 Provides an account of the American chemical industry and its effect on the environment. Press for Conversion #53: March 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 Few realize that during the early 1930s, there was a homegrown fascist plot to overthrow the U.S. government and install a dictatorship. The Price We Pay Crooks, Harold Film/Video 2014 This documentary, inspired by Brigitte Alepin's book La Crise fiscale qui vient, shines a light on the dark history and dire present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinat... Prison Nation: The Warehousing of America's Poor Herivel, Tara; Wright, Paul Book 2002 Essays on the cruelty and inhumanity of the American prison system. Profit by Fiat Bichler, Shimshon; Nitzan, Johnathan Article 2012 The current bond rigging scandal, in which banks colluded to rig bids on municipal bonds, was a scam that the banks learned from the mafia, who in turn learned it from the Rockfellers and tehri partne... Romania's 'occupy forests' movement demands clampdown on corporate crime Besliu, Raluca Article 2015 A growing protest movement is demanding strong controls on international investors and logging companies buying up Romania's forests. In its sights is Austria-based Schweighofer, which stands accused ... Secrecy for Sale: Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze Article 2013 Big players are taking unprecedented steps to stop offshore abuses, but financial crime fighters worry reforms don’t go far enough. Six Banks Pay $5.6 Billion in Fines for Foreign Exchange Manipulation Smallteacher, Richard Article 2015 Six major international banks – Bank of America, Barclays, Citibank, JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Union Bank of Switerland (UBS) – have agreed to pay $5.6 billion in fines for rigg... Spooky Business: A New Report on Corporate Espionage Against Non-profits: Sources News Release Article 2013 Giant corporations are employing highly unethical or illegal tools of espionage against nonprofit organizations with near impunity, according to a new report by Essential Information. The State as Protection Racket: Chapters in the History of Daylight Robbery Wilkinson, T.P. Article 2010 The debate about the current global economic "crisis" is obscenely counterintuitive and illogical to the point of incoherence. Who is willing to 'follow the money"? This dictum appears utterly forgott... Swiss Leaks: Murky Cash Sheltered by Bank Secrecy Article 2015 HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) offered services to clients who had been unfavourably named by the United Nations, in court documents and in the media as connected to arms trafficking, blood diamonds and b... They Are Still Killing Trade Union Leaders: Global Capital's Death Squads and Night-Riders Macaray, David Article 2012 Question: So what happens these days in developing countries when a prominent, charismatic union activist - with the courage to stand up to sinister, government-supported business groups who have, on ... Time to Jail Auto Executives?: Still Unsafe at Any Speed Mokhiber, Russell Article 2015 Rather than allowing automobile industry debacles to float by without inspiring systemic change that will save lives, criminal prosecutions should become an integral part of -- even a priority for -- ... Too Big to Jail: Not Too Big to Resist DeWalt, Dan Article 2013 US rich evade punishment while the poor are criminalized in the two-tier justice system. Two Decades of Monsanto's Illegal Actions, Frauds and Crimes in India Shiva, Vandana Article 2017 Over the two decades since Monsanto entered India, it has violated laws, deceived Indian farmers by making unscientific and fraudulent claims, extracted super profits through illegal royalty collectio... Two Systems of Justice: One for the Corporate Class; One for the Rest of Us Mokhiber, Russell Article 2011 We have two systems of justice. One for the corporate class. And one for the rest of us. Veolia's dirty business: The Tovlan landfill Article 2010 Ever since the first Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel in 2005, French multinational Veolia has been on campaigners' list of boycott targets. Corporate Watch has i... Volkswagen and the Quandary of Hidden Code Blunden, Bill Article 2015 After Volkswagen's emissions-rigging scandal, Blunden states that this company is not the only one engaging in the practice of secretly modifying technology. Rather, systematic hidden codes are embedd... VW, GM and Takata: the Case for Jailing Corporate Executives Mokhiber, Russell Article 2016 Making the case that executives at VW, Takata and General Motors should be jailed for corporate crime. The crimes committed by the corporations they head are extremely serious, and have caused and wil... Wall Street's Role in Narco-Trafficking: "Business is Booming" Whitney, Mike Article 2011 Every major bank in the US has served as an active financial partner of the murderous drug cartels. We're Being Cheated!: Corporate and Welfare Fraud: The Hidden Story Morris, Ruth; Glasbeek, Harry; Martin, Dianne Article 1997 We've allowed our corporate dominated media and politicians to sell us a bill of goods that welfare fraud is a big problem. Meanwhile, corporations continue on their robber baron path, virtually untou... What Bhopal Started: From Union Carbide to Exxon to BP Sainath, P. Article 2010 Bhopal marked the horrific beginning of a new era. One that signalled the collapse of restraint on corporate power. The ongoing BP spill in the Mexican Gulf -- with estimates ranging from 30,000 to ... The Whistle-Blower as Deep Mole: Spying on Malfeasance Macaray, David Article 2014 There’s an intriguing idea based loosely on the turn-of-the-century union practice of "salting" a workplace. Salting consists of union activists secretly hiring into an anti-union shop in order to pro... Who Profits?: Exposing the Israeli Occupation Industry Database 2010 In exposing companies and corporations involved in the occupation, we hope to promote a change in public opinion and corporate policies, leading to an end to the occupation. Who threatens us most -- peaceful campaigners or a private militia run by police chiefs? Monbiot, George Article 2011 The people challenging corporate power are often defamed as destructive anarchists. Yet they are seeking to defend the fabric of our lives from the anarchic destruction of market fundamentalism. The p... Why bananas are a parable for our times: Amost unnoticed, bananas are dying Hari, Johann Article The corporations that control the banana industry have created a giant monoculture. Disease is now destroying the fruit, and because natural genetic diversity has been eliminated, there is no remedy.
... Why Not Jail for Corporate Criminals?: When Regulation Fails to Restrain Corporate Villainy Mokhiber, Russell Article 2014 It's time to focus on corporate criminal prosecution. Get rid of deferred and non prosecution agreements. Criminally charge corporations and their top executives.
Why Not Jail?: Industrial Catastrophes, Corporate Malfeasance, and Government Inaction Steinzor, Rena Book 2014 Analyzes five industrial catastrophes that have killed or sickened consumers and workers or caused irrevocable harm to the environment. Steinzor recommends innovative interpretations of existing laws ... 'Yes, I Lied': Vindicating Villagers, Star Chevron Witness Busted for Perjury Fulton, Deirdre Article 2015 Chevron has taken the people of Ecuador and the U.S. court system on a ride, full of lies, deliberate delay, and obstruction of justice, says Amazon Watch. The Yes Men Are Revolting Servin, Jacques; Vamos, Igor; Nix, Laura (director) Film/Video 2014 A documentary film about The Yes Men, a culture jamming duo who use the aliases Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. The film follows their exploits as they prank various organizations and corporations wh... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade COAT is a national network of individuals and organizations in Canada that began in late 1988 to organize opposition to ARMX '89, which was the country's largest weapons bazaar. COAT has continued to ... Corporate Watch Corporate Watch is a not-for-profit co-operative providing critical information on the social and environmental impacts of corporations and capitalism. Since 1996 our research, journalism, analysis an... CorpWatch CorpWatch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as wel... New Internationalist New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAuthorities ramp up pressure on media over banking disclosures Sources News Release 2015 Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission has imposed fines of up to 80,000 euros each on several newspapers for disclosing information about the banking sector. Reporters Without Borders deplores th... Bangladesh factory fire: brands accused of criminal negligence Sources News Release 2012 Clean Clothes Campaign, along with trade unions & labour rights organisation, is calling for immediate action from international brands following the fire in Dhaka Bangladesh which killed over 100 wor... Chevron Wins Latest Round in Ecuador Pollution Case Lobe, Jim 2014 In the latest twist in a 21-year-old environmental pollution case, a U.S. federal judge Tuesday ruled that the victims of massive oil spillage and their U.S. attorney could not collect on a nine-billi... Companies that cooperate with dictatorships must be sanctioned Sources News Release 2011 Reporters Without Borders condemns the criminal cooperation that exists between many western companies, especially those operating in the new technology area, and authoritarian regimes. EFF To Court: Cisco Must Be Held Accountable For Aiding China's Human Rights Abuses Sources News Release 2016 Company Built Customized Golden Shield System to Identify Falun Gong Members Who Were Later Tortured. Guardian gagged from reporting parliament 2009 Today's published Commons order papers contain a question to be answered by a minister later this week. The Guardian is prevented from identifying the MP who has asked the question, what the question ... Kids for cash scandal Wikipedia article The "kids for cash" scandal unfolded in 2008 over judicial kickbacks at the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. Two judges, President Judge Mark Ciavarella and Sen... Tax Evasion Introduction to the May 21, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 The essence of the capitalist economic system is the drive to accumulate as much as possible, by any means possible. It is almost inevitable, therefore, that those – individuals or corporations – whos... Trafigura gag attempt unites house in protest 2009 Efforts by the law firm Carter-Ruck to stop reporting of a Commons question about Trafigura have outraged MPs on all sides. U.S. Elites The Original Gangsters Alexandrov, Nick 2016 Donald Trump is at home in the underworld. Tom Robbins writes that the de facto GOP nominee "has encountered a steady stream of mob-tainted offers that he apparently couldn't refuse" in his decades in... Vulture funds await Jersey decision on poor countries' debts 26 companies hope to double $1bn haul Palast, Greg; O'Kane, Maggie; Madlena, Chavala 2011 Pressure grows to end trade that has made $1bn for speculators but has been blamed for delaying recovery of war-torn countries. From the Connexions ArchivesCorporate Watch (UK) Website Radical research and publishing group supporting activism against large multinational corporations. CorpWatch Website Corporate Watch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses... New Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
