Finance

Finance

Video Documentary: Global Crises, Regional Solutions

May 2012

Activists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe argue that regional integration is the only viable response to the convergence of economic, climate, food and energy crises.

Nuclear Phase-Out put to the test

October 2013
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder & Rhea Tamara Hoffmann

Swedish energy company Vattenfall filed request for arbitration at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), after Germany’s decision to phase out nuclear energy.

Five years of crisis: little learning, continuing risks

September 2013

Why has there been so little progress or learning from the world's biggest financial crisis? What solutions could really put people back in charge of finance?

The EU Crisis Pocket Guide

November 2012

A useful pocket guide on how a crisis made in Wall Street was made worse by EU policies, how it has enriched the 1% to the detriment of the 99%, and outlining some possible solutions that prioritise people and the environment above corporate profits.

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Dangerous Weapons

June 2012

Across the world, citizens and social movements are mounting strong and effective campaigns to fight the environmental and social abuses of transnational corporations.

Cover of the magazine, corporate gulliver being tied down by the people

Transnational Capital vs People's Resistance

June 2012

How does transnational capital function? Where does it operate? What globalised logic does it follow? What is the magnitude of its abuses and its social, economic and environmental irresponsibility? And what challenge do we see emerge for us, the people?

 

Austerity: A recipe for deeper inequality

June 2012
Therese Caherty

Ireland has endured austerity for four years – and we're worse off than when we started. The Austerity Treaty will drive this to another level.

The debt crisis and the fiscal treaty referendum in Ireland

June 2012
Andy Storey

The fiscal treaty was voted on in a referendum in Ireland on 31st May and was approved by a margin of 60% to 40% (with a turnout of barely 50% of eligible voters). To understand the significance of the treaty and the referendum result, it is necessary to understand the origins of the Irish and European debt crises.

Ireland, vote NO for us on 31 May

May 2012

There is no popular support for EU-driven austerity. It’s up to the Irish people to raise their voice and say NO to permanent austerity.

Ireland vote NO for us on 31 May

May 2012

Solidarity actions are organised across Europe asking the Irish to vote NO for all Europeans in their referendum on the austerity treaty.