Robin Broad is a professor of international development at American University and co-author of Development Redefined: How the Market Met Its Match.
Robin Broad

Robin Broad is a professor of international development at American University and co-author of Development Redefined: How the Market Met Its Match.
OceanaGold has not adhered to its commitments under its mining permit and various Philippine laws and regulations.
Ten Violations that Should Prompt Its Removal
OceanaGold was stunningly defeated in El Salvador last March. Can it be defeated in the Philippines by 2019?
There have been two giant wins for democracy, human rights, and the environment in an unlikely spot: the small, embattled nation of El Salvador. What lessons can be learned, and can nations and activists build on these two victories?
Against overwhelming odds, El Salvador won its long battle for water.
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Obama is waging a full-court press to pass the unpopular trade treaty after the November elections.
A culture of impunity, misguided U.S. policy that has pursued expediency above principle, and an unwillingness of Honduras’ political elites to reform their institutions of justice and governance are all to blame.
Under what conditions do governments of poorer countries become active defenders and protectors of the environment?
Together and individually, Kailash Satyarthi and Senator Tom Harkin — from opposite ends of the earth — have helped immeasurably to combat the worst forms of child labor.
In an obscure World Bank court, a multinational mining firm is suing El Salvador for attempting to protect its citizens from deadly mining pollution.
A new study debunks eight falsehoods the mining corporation OceanaGold has used to try to justify mining in El Salvador and undermine public debate and policymaking.
A new study debunks eight falsehoods the mining corporation OceanaGold has used to try to justify mining in El Salvador and undermine public debate and policymaking.
Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.
The profits of corporate giants that crash our economy and corrupt our politics deserve your outrage. But the efforts to curb them need your creative energy.
Gone are the days when the U.S. accounted for over 40 percent of the world’s billionaires, with Western Europe and Japan making up most of the rest.
A delegation of activists from 12 different countries, including IPS Director John Cavanagh, on the fight to stop gold mining in Central America.
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