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Communities, not private companies, driving innovation

December 15, 2020July 7, 2014 by James Angel

Attempting to force innovation by pitting providers against each other naturally breeds fragmentation and opposition between stakeholders.

Categories Economy Tags co-production, communities, local communities, public services Leave a comment

Do lobbyists win trials? Lessons from Chevron vs. Ecuador trial

December 15, 2020May 31, 2014 by Pavlo Ostapenko

The ongoing legal tussle between Chevron and Ecuador over allegations of illegally dumping waste in the Amazon exposes the nefarious effects of massive communications campaigns have had in discrediting the legal system of Ecuador. 

 

 

Categories Environment Tags communities, environmental damage, indigenous people, Social justice Leave a comment

Local Communities Dismantling Corporate Rule

December 15, 2020February 21, 2014 by Janaia Donaldson

When small farmers in rural Pennsylvania wanted to say “no” to a corporate factory farm coming into their community, they learned they couldn’t, because it would violate the corporation’s “rights” and state pre-emption laws.

Categories Society Tags communities, Corporations, democracy Leave a comment

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