Capitalism

28/10/19
Author: 
Pierre Beaudet

 October 28, 2019  •  

It is still early to interpret fully the results of Canada’s October 21 federal election. But behind the immediate results some trends are clear.

Category: 
16/10/19
Author: 
 Lee Camp
child and stuffy with face mask - Shutterstock
OCT 15, 2019
 
Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and activist.

Only 100 companies will sign humanity’s death sentence. That’s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. But I’ll get back to that in a moment.
16/10/19
Author: 
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy
Google helps bankroll more than a dozen organisations that have pushed against moves to stop climate change. Illustration: Guardian Design
11 Oct 2019

Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks
 
Google has made “substantial” contributions to some of the most notorious climate deniers in Washington despite its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis.

15/10/19
Author: 
Kevin Orland and Chris Fournier

[Video at link here.]

Dan Edwards watched Fort McMurray, Alberta, turn into the insolvency capital of Canada from a brown brick warehouse on King Street, home to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.

15/10/19
Author: 
Kyunghee Park, Molly Schuetz and Yoolim Lee
October 10, 2019
 
12/10/19
Author: 
Patrick Greenfield
The CEOs of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, which together oversee assets worth more than China’s entire GDP. Illustration: Guardian Design

Oct. 12, 2019

Data reveals crucial role of BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard in climate crisis

The world’s three largest money managers have built a combined $300bn fossil fuel investment portfolio using money from people’s private savings and pension contributions, the Guardian can reveal.

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, which together oversee assets worth more than China’s entire GDP, have continued to grow billion-dollar stakes in some of the most carbon-intensive companies since the Paris agreement, financial data shows.

03/10/19
Author: 
Keston K Perry
People march in Cite Soleil area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti during a protest to demand the resignation of President Jovenel Moise [Chandan Khanna/AFP]
30 Sept 2019

Decades of neoliberalism, neocolonialism and now climate injustice have pushed Haiti to the brink. By succumbing to international pressure to cut subsidies, the Haitian government accommodated foreign agendas but endangered the survival of its own population. The country produces just 0.02 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and yet its people are paying a disproportionate price for abiding by international financial standards and emission controls.
 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Capitalism