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In Memoriam: Chris Thompson
Pratap Chatterjee
January 24th, 2016
Chris Thompson, CorpWatch investigative reporter, died January 21, 2016, at his home in Berkeley, California. He was a fearless reporter and progressive activist and will be missed sorely by his readers, family and friends. This week, CorpWatch republishes some of his work for us and with us.
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Failed Watchkeeper Drone To Be Weaponized For Sale To Poland
Chris Thompson
January 13th, 2016
Thales, the French aerospace company, is hoping to develop a weaponized version of the Watchkeeper drone to sell to Poland. This is despite a series of software glitches and accidents that resulted in many of the first 54 Watchkeepers that were delivered to the UK to be sitting idle.
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 | | Thales Watchkeeper drone. Photo: Tomasz Dunn. Used under Creative Commons license. |
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China Cracks Down On Guangdong Labor Activists
Pratap Chatterjee
December 28th, 2015
Seven activists in Guangdong province, a key manufacturing hub in China, have been detained in a major crackdown on labor rights organizers. The arrests follow a steep rise in protests and strikes at factories that have long exploited migrant workers from rural areas with low pay and working conditions.
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 | | Zeng Feiyang, director of the Panyu Workers’ Center. Photo: China Labour Bulletin |
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Sun Pharma, India's Biggest Drug Producer, Violated Manufacturing Rules
Richard Smallteacher
December 25th, 2015
Sun Pharma, India's biggest drug manufacturer, has been sent a warning letter about violations of manufacturing regulations at its Halol plant in Gujarat by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Indian companies supply as much as 40 percent of the drugs sold in the U.S.
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U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War Zones
Chris Thompson
December 16th, 2015
U.S. Air Force officials has begun to hire private companies to fly drone aircraft operating over Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The unprecedented move is in response to demands from the Obama administration to dramatically expand the drone war just as the Pentagon faces a critical shortage of military pilots.
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New Evidence Shows Main Chevron Witness Lied In $9.5 Billion Ecuador Lawsuit
Richard Smallteacher
October 26th, 2015
A key witness has admitted under oath that he lied on behalf of Chevron, the California oil multinational, when the company sued to overturn a $9.5 billion verdict for pollution of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
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Swedish Companies Accused Of Profiting Off Refugee Housing
Pratap Chatterjee
October 23rd, 2015
Swedish companies have been accused of profiting excessively from the recent influx of refugees to Europe, taking advantage of the government expenditures of some $7 billion to house and support over 150,000 new immigrants this year.
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Nicaragua Grand Canal Project Hits Obstacles After Protests Against Developer
Pratap Chatterjee
October 8th, 2015
A $50 billion plan by a Hong Kong based developer to cut a canal through Nicaragua to allow ocean going cargo ships cross back and forth from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean has suffered major setbacks after fierce opposition by environmentalists and local communities.
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