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VIDEO: Elon Musk Becoming the World’s First Trillionaire is ‘A Dark Day for Democracy’
"This is just the beginning of the power that he has the potential to wield," Chuck Collins tells TRT World.

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REPORT: Defending Water and Land, Facing Million-Dollar Lawsuits: The Cost of Investor Protection in Guatemala

A new report reveals how the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system has been used by mining and energy companies to sue Guatemala for...

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NUEVO INFORME: Defender el agua y territorio, enfrentar demandas millonarias: el costo del arbitraje internacional en Guatemala

Un nuevo informe analiza cómo el sistema de arbitraje entre inversionistas y Estados (ISDS por sus siglas en inglés) ha sido utilizado por...

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We Need to Know More About How AI is Affecting Mental Health

The task of addressing the mental health risks of interacting with AI chatbots cannot be left to the companies producing them alone.

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Each Missile the Pentagon Buys to Commit War Crimes Abroad Could Fund Critical Services at Home

Instead of subsidizing war profiteers, our government could be delivering real security for our communities.

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The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Green Colonialism in Southern Honduras

Multinational corporations exploited demand for green energy to shake down some of the most impoverished communities in the Americas.

Tax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons

Wars don't just cost taxpayers at the pump. Here's what the average taxpayer spent for different priorities in 2025.

Trump’s Budget Policies Make the Poor Poorer to Pay for War and Help the Rich

The theme of this administration's budget priorities: taking from the poor to enrich the wealthy and inflict violence at home and abroad.

America’s 20 Largest Low-Wage Employers and the Affordability Crisis

Low wages are a key driver of the affordability crisis. These 20 firms pay poverty wages while enriching CEOs.

Restoring the Land: The Movement to Address the Theft of Tribal Territory

The United States, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, also owes its fortune to a great crime—the theft of land...

The Public Postal Service and Rural America

USPS delivers countless benefits to rural communities — benefits that would be at risk if for-profit corporations take over this public service.

The G20 at a Crossroads

An independent assessment of the G20’s impact — and lessons for an equitable economic future.

2025 Rural Policy Action Report: A Roadmap for Rural Progress

A positive agenda to improve rural people’s lives and deliver lower costs, higher wages, and freedom.

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