It is good that the toxic Trans Pacific Partnership is dead, but it is unions and campaigners we should thank, argues Nick Dearden.
How to hit tax dodgers where it hurts, at a local level
The Tax Justice Network Taxcast takes on public procurement, Brexit threats, criminal dodges and tax evader crackdowns.
- Naomi Fowler
- January 26, 2017
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Can Lonmin wash its hands of Marikana’s blood?
Bishop Johannes Seoka takes the mining company to task, nearly five years after the massacre.
- Johannes Seoka
- January 25, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
Britain starts 2017 handing billions of aid money to private sector
A new bill approved by Parliament will assigns aid money to a corporation with a questionable track record, writes Aisha Dodwell.
- Aisha Dodwell
- January 18, 2017
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Annus Horribilis
Looking for hope in dreadful circumstances, Mari Marcel Thekaekara refuses to let last year drag her down.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- January 17, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 5
Union co-operatives: what they are and why we need them
Neoliberal policies contribute to alienation, disempowerment and non-unionised jobs, but a new model for unions could break the vicious circle, argues Simon Taylor.
- Simon Taylor
- January 13, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 2
Squatters make home in the heart of inequality
Vanessa Baird reports on how a disused garage near her Oxford home has become a beacon of hope.
- Vanessa Baird
- January 12, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 1
Accountability is key to peace in the Middle East
We desperately need effective bodies to promote law and due process, writes William Bell.
- William Bell
- January 9, 2017
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- 0
Declaring the year of sisterhood
Reflecting on a dismal year for women, Kate Smurthwaite proposes a New Year’s resolution.
- Kate Smurthwaite
- January 6, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
A foreign policy for Brexit?
Brexit both contains and is creating uncertainties that will have an impact on international relations and security policy in Europe. How will it be possible to navigate them? asks Dan Smith.
- Dan Smith
- January 6, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
In trusts we trust?
The Tax Justice Network looks at beneficial ownership avoidance, the booming industry in alternative tax escape vehicles.
- Naomi Fowler
- January 3, 2017
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
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