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IRAQ: 2005 Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions
THAILAND: Green Groups Will Take GM Crops Issue To Court
Chemicals
INDIA: Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
EUROPE: Chemical Law Has Global Impact
CHINA: In China City, Protesters See Pollution Risk of New Plant
GLOBAL: 2 Reports At Odds On Biotech Crops
US: Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon
An Uncomfortable Spotlight in Davos
PERU: For Peru's Indians, Lawsuit Against Big Oil Reflects a New Era
CHINA: Tainted Drugs Tied to Maker of Abortion Pill
GLOBAL: False 'Green' Ads Draw Global Scrutiny
US: Protests Greet Nuclear Power Resurgence in US South
Construction
Iraq: Introducing DisneyIraq: The Unhappiest Place on Earth
US: Concrete contractor cuts deal with prosecutors
FRANCE: Prosecutors probe Alstom for contract corruption
US: Holes in the Wall
US: Protests Greet Nuclear Power Resurgence in US South
CHINA: China Grabs West’s Smoke-Spewing Factories
Philippine News: R.P. probes ‘trafficked OFWs’ in Iraq
US: Sale of KBR Bolsters Profit at Halliburton
INDONESIA: Blood boils as mud volcano swallows homes
SUDAN: China accused of supporting Sudan rights abuse
Energy
Ducking Responsibility: Entergy Spins Its Nukes
FRANCE: Pipe Break Causes Leak Of Uranium at French Plant
FRANCE: Areva mishandled uranium leak: safety body
Disclosure Issues Bedevil Climate-Change Debate
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
US: Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist
Crossing the Wayúu: Pipeline Divides Indigenous Lands in South America
US: Bush administration files nuclear dump application
US: Former Colo. nuke plant contractors ordered to pay $925M
BRAZIL: Businessman alleges Alstom paid bribes for Brazil project: report
Enron
US: Corporate Fraud Lawsuits Restricted
QinetiQ Goes Kinetic: Top Rumsfeld Aide Wins Contracts From Spy Office He Set Up
US: Law firm seeks nearly $700 mln for Enron pacts
US: Green group attacks oil giant on climate research
US: Ex-Enron Executive Sentenced to Prison
US: SKILLING GETS 24 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ENRON FRAUD
US: Lay's Death Could Set Skilling Free
Ding Dong ...
US: Lay's Death Complicates Efforts to Seize Assets
US: Dynegy Re-Sentencing Could Give Insight
Food and Agriculture
US: Collusion Inquiry Targets Ice Companies
US: OSHA Seeks $8.7 Million Fine Against Sugar Company
UK: Are we falling out of love with Tesco?
US: Bush administration files nuclear dump application
US: Tyson Pulls Antibiotic-Free Label
US: In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck
GERMANY: Pesticides: Germany bans chemicals linked to honeybee devastation
US: Slaughter Ban Is Implemented On Cows Too Sick, Weak to Stand
US: Court Orders Tyson to Suspend Ads For Antibiotic-Free Chicken
CHILE: Salmon Virus Indicts Chile’s Fishing Methods
Financial Services, Insurance and Banking
US: Wachovia to bail out clients holding auction rate securities
US: Coca - Cola Agrees to $137.5 Mln Settlement In Case
SWITZERLAND: Tax scandal leaves Swiss giant reeling
US: Massachusetts Charges UBS In Auction-Rate Investigation
US: Mastercard in $1.8bn Amex payment
US: Guilty Plea by Ex-Banker Likely to Aid Probe of UBS
US: Prosecutors Build Bear Stearns Case on E-Mails
US: Calstrs May Remove Ban on Tobacco Stocks
Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq: A CorpWatch Report on L-3/Titan
US: Wall Streeter Converts to a Fan of Regulation
Manufacturing
US: Files Show Governor Intervened With Court
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
US: Toxic Smoke and Mirrors
EUROPE: Chemical Law Has Global Impact
FRANCE: Ex-EADS chief charged in French probe
US: BAE chief detained as US turns up heat in bribes case
CHINA: In China City, Protesters See Pollution Risk of New Plant
Booming Chinese Demand Has Ripples Down Under In Queensland
US: America for Sale: 2 Outcomes When Foreigners Buy Factories
Smokestack Injustice? Toxic Texas Smelter May Reopen
Media & Entertainment
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
US: When a Corporate Donation Raises Protests
US: Comcast Defends Role As Internet Traffic Cop
US: Drug Ads Raise Questions for Heart Pioneer
An Uncomfortable Spotlight in Davos
US: Black Given Prison Term Over Fraud
US: Video Puts Canadian Part of Falls in US
Contractor Rock Bands Jam with Military
Will the Pope tell Gucci and Prada to please pay their taxes? (Mick Jagger and Microsoft too!)
US: I Spy-For Capitalism
Natural Resources
Georgia: BP reopens Georgia gas pipeline
Ducking Responsibility: Entergy Spins Its Nukes
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
FRANCE: Areva mishandled uranium leak: safety body
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
Disclosure Issues Bedevil Climate-Change Debate
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
US: Court slashes damages award in Exxon oil spill
US: Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist
Pharmaceuticals
GLOBAL: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise
US: Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties
US: U.S. Probe of Glaxo's Paxil Widens
US: Mannatech Settles Holder Suits
US: Researchers Fail to Reveal Full Drug Pay
US: Walgreen to Pay $35 Million To Settle Drug-Switch Charges
Pharmaceutical Payola -- Drug Marketing to Doctors
US: Merck Agrees to Settlement Over Vioxx Ads
US: Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors
US: Drug Companies to Reveal Grant Practices
Retail & Mega-Stores
The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
UK: Are we falling out of love with Tesco?
US: Mannatech Settles Holder Suits
US: Wal-Mart's Detractors Come In From the Cold
US: Walgreen to Pay $35 Million To Settle Drug-Switch Charges
US: Judge Finds Dell Engaged In Deceptive Practices
US: Express Scripts to Pay $9.5 Million To Settle Drug-Swapping Allegations
Wal-Mart and the Chinese Earthquake: Cheap Help for A Cheap-Labor Country
UK: Retailers in tobacco price probe
Technology & Telecommunications
UK: UK questioned on online ad system
US: Sprint early termination fees are illegal, judge rules
US: FCC to Rule Comcast Can't Block Web Videos
EU: EU hits Intel with fresh charges
US: FCC Chief to Seek Comcast Penalty
US: Former Customers Off Limits To Verizon
US: Justices Take Case on Navy Use of Sonar
US: House Passes Bill on Wiretap Powers
EU: E.U. Snubs Microsoft on Office Systems
UK: Call to prosecute BT for ad trial
Tobacco
Absolving Your Sins and CYA: Corporations Embrace Voluntary Codes of Conduct
US: Menthol Dose Manipulated, Study Says
TOBACCO: Altria Drops New Filter Cigarettes, In Strategy Setback
TOBACCO: FTC Counters Altria In 'Light' Cigarettes Case
TOBACCO: Profits in Hand, Wealthy Family Cuts Tobacco Tie
US: Calstrs May Remove Ban on Tobacco Stocks
US: Opposition to Menthol Cigarettes Grows
US: At One University, Tobacco Money Is a Secret
US: Cigarette Bill Treats Menthol With Leniency
UK: Retailers in tobacco price probe
Tourism & Real Estate
Iraq: Introducing DisneyIraq: The Unhappiest Place on Earth
US: Art Auctions on Cruise Ships Lead to Anger, Accusations and Lawsuits
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
GLOBAL: Slum Visits: Tourism or Voyeurism?
US: Holes in the Wall
Bulgarian Ski Complex Threatens Rila National Park
US: Inuit sue US government over BP land usage
UK: Blair admits link between party donations and seats in Lords
US: Jury Convicts HealthSouth Founder in Bribery Trial
KATRINA: Mississippi developers' murky past includes fraud
Transportation
US: American Airlines Hit By $7.1 Million in Fines
US: Airlines fined $504m in US probe
US: Study says diesel emissions raise cancer risk
Bye, American
US: 73,000 U.A.W. Members Go on Strike Against G.M.
US: Politics Forcing Detroit to Back New Fuel Rules
UK: UK class action starts over toxic waste dumped in Africa
EU: Ryanair hits back in 'green' row
IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast Nabs 2 Execs in Dump Scandal
US: FedEx subpoenaed in US probe of cargo industry
War & Disaster Profiteering
Iraq: Introducing DisneyIraq: The Unhappiest Place on Earth
KATRINA: U.S. Raids New Orleans Agency in Scandal Over a Housing Cleanup Program
UK: Qinetiq buys US spy services firm
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
UK: Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case
US: Pentagon Auditors Pressured To Favor Contractors, GAO Says
IRAQ: Electrical Risks at Bases in Iraq Worse Than Previously Said
IRAQ: Iraq Case Sheds Light On Secret Contractors
US: General Misled Lawmakers on KBR Work, Senator Says
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
About Us
Company Profiles
Blackwater USA
Over the Counter Intelligence
GERMANY: German Arms Firm Ends Blackwater Deal After TV Report
US: Limbo for U.S. Women Reporting Iraq Assaults
US: CIA Likely Let Contractors Perform Waterboarding
US: Contractor Abuses Rarely Punished, Groups Say
IRAQ: 2005 Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions
US: Disputed in Iraq, Blackwater Now Splits California Town
US: Blackwater Probe Stifled by Conflicts
US: Blackwater Mounts a Defense With Top Talent
US: Blackwater's Owner Has Spies for Hire
Boeing
US: Former Colo. nuke plant contractors ordered to pay $925M
INDIA: Gates in India to push US firms
US: Holes in the Wall
US: Court dismisses lawsuit on secret kidnapping
US: A Mission to Rebuild Reputations
Domestic Spying, Inc.
US: Failure to Launch: In Death of Spy Satellite Program, Lofty Plans and Unrealistic Bids
INDIA: Building a Modern Arsenal in India
US: Boeing unit subject of refiled CIA-flight suit
US: Muslim Says He Was Abducted By U.S.
CSC/ DynCorp
IRAQ: Controversial Contractor’s Iraq Work Is Split Up
US: Contractors Back From Iraq Suffer Trauma From Battle
IRAQ: A Private Realm Of Intelligence-Gathering; Firm Extends U.S. Government's Reach
AFGHANISTAN: The Reach of War; U.S. Report Finds Dismal Training of Afghan Police
IRAQ: How Iraq Police Reform Became Casualty of War
IRAQ: Misjudgments Marred U.S. Plans for Iraqi Police
US: Tender Mercenaries: DynCorp and Me
IRAQ: Contractor Charged in Baghdad Badge Scam
AFGHANISTAN: Dyncorp Guards Chastised by U.S. State Department
Iraq: Security Firms Form World's Largest Private 'Army'
General Dynamics
US: Business booming for U.S. defense contractors
General Electric
US: Energy Group Plans to Build Nuclear Plants in Gulf States
US: Software Firms Say FBI Eavesdropping Unacceptable
Halliburton
US: KBR stake under attack
KATRINA: Audit Faults KBR's Repairs of Hurricane Damage
US: Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir
Over the Counter Intelligence
IRAQ: BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions
IRAQ: Court revives suits against Halliburton in truckers' deaths
IRAQ: Controversial Contractor’s Iraq Work Is Split Up
NIGERIA: Ex-Halliburton unit in bribery probe
CAYMAN ISLANDS: Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore
US: Inside the world of war profiteers
Lockheed Martin
Over the Counter Intelligence
US: Lockheed Faulted for Failure to Control Costs
Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq: A CorpWatch Report on L-3/Titan
INDIA: Gates in India to push US firms
US: Failure to Launch: In Death of Spy Satellite Program, Lofty Plans and Unrealistic Bids
US: Fort Huachuca intelligence center draws private contractors
US: Toxins Threaten to Uproot Entire Town
US: Lockheed Looks Beyond Weapon: Contractor Targets Growth With Services in Strife-Torn Areas
INDIA: Building a Modern Arsenal in India
US: Lockheed Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Northrop Grumman
UK: FBI wants instant access to British identity data
Domestic Spying, Inc.
INDIA: Building a Modern Arsenal in India
US: Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors for Border Control
KATRINA: Northrop Makes Pitch for Storm Aid
US: Business booming for U.S. defense contractors
US: Court Documents Unsealed in Northrop Grumman Case
Iraq: Global Security Firms Fill in as Private Armies
US: Making Money On Terrorism
Iraq: The Pentagon's Private Corps
Raytheon
US: Giuliani Had Ties to Company Trying to Sell Border Technology
UK: Weapons firm's role in St Athan academy condemned
INDIA: Building a Modern Arsenal in India
US: Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors for Border Control
US: Chief's Pay Is Docked by Raytheon
US: Raytheon wins US$1.3 billion army contract for new radar system
US: Business booming for U.S. defense contractors
US: The Fatal Flaws in the Patriot Missile System
Iraq: Marketplace Deaths Caused by Raytheon Missile
US: Raytheon Wants IDs of Net Chatters
Science Applications International Corporation
Over the Counter Intelligence
Domestic Spying, Inc.
IRAQ: 'Pentagon Moved to Fix Iraqi Media Before Invasion'
CHINA: At Nike Plant, no Sweatshop, Plenty of Sweat
Iraq: Pentagon's War on Hostile Media
US: American Firm Awarded Contract to Run Iraqi Media Network
Information Warfare or Yesterday's News?
US: Computer Technicians Sue CSC to Seek Overtime Pay
US: Company Seeks to Reassure NSA on Groundbreaker
United Technologies
US: Business booming for U.S. defense contractors
US: United Technologies' Chairman Collects $70 Million in Salary, Stock Options
US: Army cancels Comanche helicopter project
UK: US group secures Chubb for £620m
US: A Blank Check from Washington for Colombia's Dirty War
China: Reviewing Ban of the Arms sales on China
US: Old hands hold hands with Beijing on trade policy
Tool Kit
Disaster Profiteering on the American Gulf Coast Fact Sheet
Big, Easy Money: Disaster Profiteering on the American Gulf Coast
Iraq's Private Warriors
Ongoing Investigations Into Haliburton as of April 2005
Top Military Contractors
Groups Organizing Against War Profiteering
Halliburton Fact Sheet
War Profiteers Site
UK: Qinetiq buys US spy services firm
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
UK: Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case
US: Pentagon Auditors Pressured To Favor Contractors, GAO Says
IRAQ: Electrical Risks at Bases in Iraq Worse Than Previously Said
IRAQ: Iraq Case Sheds Light On Secret Contractors
US: General Misled Lawmakers on KBR Work, Senator Says
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
US: Arms Dealer Had Troubled History
US: Cover-Up Is Cited on Illegal Arms
WP Issues Library
US: 'America's private army' under fire for Illinois facility
US: Contractors Back From Iraq Suffer Trauma From Battle
US: In Washington, Contractors Take On Biggest Role Ever
US: Border Policy's Success Strains Resources: Tent City in Texas Among Immigrant Holding Sites Drawing Criticism
Labor Day ‘Executive Excess’ report: Oil and Defense CEOs Pocket the Spoils
Big, Easy Money: Disaster Profiteering on the American Gulf Coast
INDIA: Bechtel Sells Its Stake In Dabhol Power Plant
Intelligence
UK: Qinetiq buys US spy services firm
IRAQ: Iraq Case Sheds Light On Secret Contractors
Over the Counter Intelligence
An Afternoon with L-3 Communications/Titan
Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq: A CorpWatch Report on L-3/Titan
Carlyle Group May Buy Major CIA Contractor: Booz Allen Hamilton
US: Court dismisses lawsuit on secret kidnapping
US: Bush Presses House to Approve Bill on Surveillance
US: CIA Likely Let Contractors Perform Waterboarding
UK: FBI wants instant access to British identity data
Logistics
US: Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir
US: Inside the world of war profiteers
KUWAIT: How Iraq Conflict Rewards A Kuwaiti Merchant Family
IRAQ: Will Iraq Kick Out Blackwater?
US: Iraq convoy was sent out despite threat
US: Army to examine Iraq contracts
Philippine News: R.P. probes ‘trafficked OFWs’ in Iraq
US: As Iraq Costs Soar, Contractors Earn Record Profits
U.S. Army takes $19.6 million from Halliburton
Blackwater security shot Iraqi man
Reconstruction
KATRINA: U.S. Raids New Orleans Agency in Scandal Over a Housing Cleanup Program
IRAQ: Electrical Risks at Bases in Iraq Worse Than Previously Said
KATRINA: Audit Faults KBR's Repairs of Hurricane Damage
AFGHANISTAN: Missing: The £5bn aid needed to rebuild lives
The Gunmen of Kabul
US: U.S. paid $32M for Iraqi base that wasn't built
AFGHANISTAN: NATO Airstrike Kills 14 Afghans
GERMANY: Get Rich or Die Trying
US: Louisiana Charges Price Fixing by Insurers
IRELAND: Irish subsidiary implicated in Saddam fraud
Security
IRAQ: Iraq Case Sheds Light On Secret Contractors
US: Arms Dealer Had Troubled History
US: Cover-Up Is Cited on Illegal Arms
Over the Counter Intelligence
An Afternoon with L-3 Communications/Titan
AFGHANISTAN: Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
IRAQ: Authorities Identify Remains Of Two American Contractors
Ecuador's Yasuni Park: Oil Exploration or Nature Protection?
US: Holes in the Wall
IRAQ: 2005 Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions
Weapons Makers
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
US: Arms Dealer Had Troubled History
US: Cover-Up Is Cited on Illegal Arms
US: Washington Blocks Exports of Munitions Firm Suspected of Fraud
AFGHANISTAN: Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
US: Energy Dept. Audit Finds Overcharges On Contracts Alleged 'Padding' By KBR Affiliate
UK: Peer was paid to introduce lobbyist to minister
US: Clinton Bucks The Trend and Rakes in Cash From The US Weapons Industry
US: U.S. probes Blackwater weapons shipments
INDIA: Building a Modern Arsenal in India
Issues
Uruguay: Pulp Factions: Uruguay’s Environmentalists v. Big Paper
Consumerism & Commercialism
The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
Bye, American
US: U.S. jewelry retailers oppose large Alaska gold mine
GLOBAL: False 'Green' Ads Draw Global Scrutiny
McDonald's gets F grade in Florida
US: McDonald’s Ending Promotion on Jackets of Children’s Report Cards
INDIA: Many rescued child laborers in India soon back at another dismal job
CHINA/US: The Recalls’ Aftershocks
US: Charity’s Share From Shopping Raises Concern
Corruption
US: Files Show Governor Intervened With Court
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
UK: Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case
US: Art Auctions on Cruise Ships Lead to Anger, Accusations and Lawsuits
INDIA: Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
SWITZERLAND: Tax scandal leaves Swiss giant reeling
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
US: Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist
Environment
US: Files Show Governor Intervened With Court
Ducking Responsibility: Entergy Spins Its Nukes
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
FRANCE: Pipe Break Causes Leak Of Uranium at French Plant
US: Toxic Smoke and Mirrors
FRANCE: Areva mishandled uranium leak: safety body
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
Disclosure Issues Bedevil Climate-Change Debate
INDIA: Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
Executive Compensation
US: Companies Tap Pension Plans To Fund Executive Benefits
US: Fannie Mae Ex-Officials Settle
GERMANY: Germans sour on capitalism amid corporate scandals
Bye, American
US: Chiefs’ Pay Under Fire at Capitol
FRANCE: Sarkozy calls on head of Sociéte Générale to resign over trading scandal
An Uncomfortable Spotlight in Davos
US: Former Chief Will Forfeit $418 Million
US: We are overpaid say executives
UK: From $1 firm, Lord Ashcroft nets £132m
Globalization
The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
INDIA: Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
The Internet and Globalization: A View from Buenos Aires
SWITZERLAND: Tax scandal leaves Swiss giant reeling
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
US: Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist
Wal-Mart and the Chinese Earthquake: Cheap Help for A Cheap-Labor Country
NETHERLANDS: Nigerians seek damages from Shell over pollution
Health
GLOBAL: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise
US: Files Show Governor Intervened With Court
Ducking Responsibility: Entergy Spins Its Nukes
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
US: WellCare to Restate Years of Results
FRANCE: Pipe Break Causes Leak Of Uranium at French Plant
US: Menthol Dose Manipulated, Study Says
US: Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties
INDIA: Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
TOBACCO: Altria Drops New Filter Cigarettes, In Strategy Setback
Human Rights
US: Files Show Governor Intervened With Court
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
INDIA: Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
US: Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist
US: Workers on Hunger Strike Say They Were Misled on Visas
Crossing the Wayúu: Pipeline Divides Indigenous Lands in South America
Suing the Smelter: Oklahoma Town Takes on Freeport
NETHERLANDS: Nigerians seek damages from Shell over pollution
Labor
US: Inquiry Finds Under-Age Workers at Meat Plant
US: Companies Tap Pension Plans To Fund Executive Benefits
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
US: OSHA Seeks $8.7 Million Fine Against Sugar Company
US: Toxic Smoke and Mirrors
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
US: Workers on Hunger Strike Say They Were Misled on Visas
US: Wal-Mart's Detractors Come In From the Cold
GLOBAL: Union Takes Anti-Buyout Campaign Worldwide
US: In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck
Money & Politics
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
UK: Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case
Iraq: U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals
SWITZERLAND: Tax scandal leaves Swiss giant reeling
A Glittering Demon: Mining, Poverty and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
US: Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist
KATRINA: Audit Faults KBR's Repairs of Hurricane Damage
Iranian schools teach Islamic version of history: CIA contractor
US: 30 Former Officials Became Corporate Monitors
Wal-Mart and the Chinese Earthquake: Cheap Help for A Cheap-Labor Country
Privatization
IRAQ: Iraq Case Sheds Light On Secret Contractors
US: Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir
Over the Counter Intelligence
An Afternoon with L-3 Communications/Titan
Outsourcing Intelligence in Iraq: A CorpWatch Report on L-3/Titan
US: Washington Blocks Exports of Munitions Firm Suspected of Fraud
Carlyle Group May Buy Major CIA Contractor: Booz Allen Hamilton
UGANDA: Privatization of Seeds Moving Apace
Stop the Walled Garden!
AFGHANISTAN: Copper project tests Afghanistan’s resources
Regulation
Absolving Your Sins and CYA: Corporations Embrace Voluntary Codes of Conduct
US: Files Show Governor Intervened With Court
Ducking Responsibility: Entergy Spins Its Nukes
Giant Mining Firm’s Social Responsibility Claims: Rhetoric or Reality?
UK-Zimbabwe: BAE linked to Zimbabwean arms dealer
UK: Law lords: fraud office right to end bribery investigation in BAE case
US: FCC to Rule Comcast Can't Block Web Videos
US: Pentagon Auditors Pressured To Favor Contractors, GAO Says
US: Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties
Dark Side of the Tourist Boom: Cruise Ship Controversies Cross Borders
Trade Justice
GERMANY: FSC's 'Green' Label for Wood Products Gets Growing Pains
Lessons of Empire: India, 60 Years After Independence
MEXICO: Thousands of Unpaid Teens Bag Groceries for Wal-Mart
BRITAIN: Companies 'looting' a continent
CHILE: Gold rush threatens glacier
CHINA: The Growing Dangers of China Trade
SOUTH AFRICA: Globalization Brings South Africa Gains -- and Pains
US: Offshoring and Cheap Imports May Hurt Workers, OECD Says
Trademarking Coffee: Starbucks cuts Ethiopia deal
Barrick's Dirty Secrets: Communities Respond to Gold Mining's Impacts Worldwide
World Financial Institutions
EU: Court hits at Brussels secrecy
CONGO: World Bank accused of razing Congo forests
Digging for Dirt in the DRC?
BRITAIN: Companies 'looting' a continent
WORLD: A Way for Resource-Rich Countries to Audit Their Way Out of Corruption
UGANDA: African forest under threat from sugar cane plantation
GERMANY:German Police and Protesters Battle Near Site of G-8 Meeting
SUDAN: China accused of supporting Sudan rights abuse
CONGO: New row over delay of Congo funds report
CONGO: New row over delay of Congo funds report
Campaigns

Current Campaigns
Gasoline Crisis in Iraq
Book Review: Thrilling Chronicle of Cons, Fools and a Business World Gone Mad
Give War a Chance: the Life and Times of Tim Spicer
US: Department of Justice is Already Monitoring Cable Modems
War & Disaster Profiteers Campaign
US: Billions over Baghdad; The Spoils of War
IRAQ: Big oil’s waiting game over Iraq’s reserves
CHINA: An Opportunity for Wall St. in China’s Surveillance Boom
US: Iraq convoy was sent out despite threat
US: Army to examine Iraq contracts
US: Boeing unit subject of refiled CIA-flight suit
IRAQ: For Abducted Guards, Iraq Wasn't Just About Money
US: 'America's private army' under fire for Illinois facility
US: Filling Gaps in Iraq, Then Finding a Void at Home
US: Contractors Back From Iraq Suffer Trauma From Battle
Past Campaigns
WORLD: Private Armed Escorts in High Demand on Sea
Corporate Influence on the Elections
The Presidential Pipeline
US: The Presidential Pipeline: Kerry Backers Still Feel Sting of Losing 2004 Presidential Contest
US: The Presidential Pipeline: Bush Money Network Rooted in Florida, Texas
US: Presidential Pipeline: Bush's Top Fund-Raisers See Spoils of Victory
US: Document Says Oil Chiefs Met With Cheney Task Force
NIGERIA: Chevron Paid Troops After Alleged Killing
USA: Senate Approves Bill Worth $140 Billion in Corporate Tax Breaks
Banking on Elections
USA: Republicans Try to Dilute Provisions in Tax Bill
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail Legislation in California
Alliance for a Corporate-Free UN
UN: Global Compact with Business 'Lacks Teeth' - NGOs
UN: More Firms Join UN Push To Be Good Corporate Citizens
U.N. Alliance for a Corporate-Free U.N.
UN: Proposal for Private Soldiers Gathers Steam
UN: Water Deemed As Public Good, Human Right
Tell UNICEF Not to Turn World Children's Day into World McDonald's Day!
South Africa: Earth Summit Plan of Action Adopted
Sustainable Development: R.I.P.
Bayer Responsible in Pesticide Deaths of 24 Children in Peru
South Africa: U.S., Saudis Oppose Summit Plan on Energy
Greenwash Awards
UK: Vestey's vegan grandson sees off Shell
2008 Public Eye Awards
USA: Memo Exposes Bush's New Greenwash Strategy
What Are They Thinking? GM Executives Must be Living on Saturn!
New from Food First Books and CorpWatch: Earth Summit.biz
USA: Holcim -- Global Greenwasher
Greenwash Academy Awards Announced at Earth Summit
EarthSummit.Biz Launched
US: Court Says Nike Must Defend its PR
Fabric from Corn: Greenfleece or Greenwash?
Climate Justice Initiative
BRUSSELS:Europe Moves to Make Big Polluters Pay for Emissions
RUSSIA: In Russia, Pollution Is Good for Business
UK: Oil Firms Fund Campaign to Deny Climate Change
Support Renewable Energy: Protest Xcel Corporation
US: Eight States and N.Y.C. Sue Top Five U.S. Global Warming Polluters
WORLD: Forest Carbon Projects Under Scrutiny
Russia: Island to Be Turned into Japan's Energy Hub
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