Over 100 people protested today at the World Bank building, as a tribunal housed inside the building decided the fate of El Salvador under the provisions of CAFTA.
Undemocratic provisions in treaties enable corporations to sue governments in international tribunals over environmental, health, and other measures foreign countries take to protect the public.
On Thursday, Institute for Policy Studies Director John Cavanagh will join labor unions, local Salvadorans, and others to call for justice for El Salvador and fair U.S. trade policy at a rally in front of the World Bank building.
Pacific Rim is suing El Salvador for up to hundreds of millions of dollars under the U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement for not approving a mining license. Since Canada isn’t part of this agreement, Pacific Rim opened a subsidiary in Reno, Nevada.
Controversial CAFTA case is 1 of 43 pending “investor-state” lawsuits related to oil, mining, and gas, new report reveals.
Multinational mining interests are using trade and investment treaties to turn profits and undermine democracy.
A fellow UCLA DREAMer joins our special screening of Nostalgia for the Light this Thursday.
To protect their water supply, Salvadorans are trying to ban corporate gold mining – and facing threats and violence as a result.
The story of a community’s effort to ban gold mining in El Salvador involves environmental martyrs, powerful economic interests, and a DC-based tribunal that can trump democracy.
A Salvadoran community activist makes the case for prioritizing water over gold, as his ongoing struggle against the gold mining industry is rewarded.
What might have been a high-profile trip heralding a new U.S. partnership with Latin America based on equity and mutual interests turned out to confirm the same old top-down approach to north-south relations.
In a world increasingly vulnerable to external shocks, we’re searching for rooted communities–and what we can learn from them.
If Robert Gibbs can’t answer the simple question — where’s our money — voters will do what they usually do in elections and let their pocketbooks determine their choices.
Imtiaz Gul goes to Pakistan’s tribal areas and details the region’s descent into chaos.
Pentagon plans for cuts won’t change security spending balance