Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy on 7th February, 2013 | 2 Comments
On February 7, 2013, Senator Bernie Sanders is introducing legislation to crack down on Wall Street and corporate tax avoiders that are avoiding tens of billions in taxes every year by shifting profits to the Cayman Islands and other tax havens.
Meet the corporations that avoided $128 BILLION in taxes:
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Economic Activism for Palestine on 3rd July, 2012 | No Comments
Another huge victory to the global BDS movement achieved. In an effort led by Palestinian civil society, pension fund giant TIAA-CREF has agreed to divest its social choice accounts from longtime target Caterpillar, Inc.
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Posted by Kirsten Moller in Economic Activism for Palestine, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 17th May, 2012 | No Comments
Led by human rights activists within the United Methodist Church and supported by the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, a resolution was passed calling for an explicit boycott of all Israeli companies “operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
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