This article is part of the presentations for the seminar “RMALC: 20 years resisting and building alternatives to free trade.” A summary in English is followed by the original Spanish version, including hyperlinks.
This downloadable pdf fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the implications for the developing world of taxing financial speculation.
Around the world, entities ranging from governments to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the private sector have been giving more serious consideration than ever before to alternative financing mechanisms for development, climate change, education and other needs. IPS Global Economy project Director Sarah Anderson will speak on financial transactions taxes at this forum on innovative financing.
Men in tights are taking on the global financial industry.
IPS Global Economy and climate experts are available for comment.
Union representing rubber workers receives award for work to end child labor.
Over 30 national organizations signed this letter urging President Obama to take action at home and abroad to stop rampant financial speculation.
Levying a tiny tax on financial transactions could help build a healthier and more stable future.
Activists are beginning to challenge financial speculation from below.
Like Sarah Palin, China is suddenly everywhere.
Since the crash of 2008, writes guest columnist Sarah Anderson, global justice activists have begun to make progress in reining in the excesses of the financial industry.
Can the U.S. get behind an American tradition in Cancun?
The brouhaha over “global re-balancing” boils down to this: Americans buy too much stuff from China.
183 organizations representing more than 200 million citizens urge G20 leaders to “listen to the people, not the banks.”
The French President is standing tough in his push to increase taxes on the financial sector.