Global mining companies have used the pandemic to push unwanted projects on vulnerable communities, who are fighting back — and sometimes winning.
The Struggle for What’s Essential
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Panama
Trump’s Latin America Policy: Send in the Troops
The president apparently spent much of last summer pushing for an invasion of Venezuela.
Wealthy Americans Don’t Have to Go to Panama to Hide Their Wealth
Who needs offshore tax havens in Panama? Nearly 300,000 corporations — including some owned by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — are incorporated at a single Delaware address.
Panama: Free-Trade Tax Haven
Negotiated by President Bush in 2004-2006, the U.S.-Panama free-trade agreement has since stalled in the face of congressional opposition. However, recent House votes have suggested a renewed interest in ratifying the agreement, which would normalize Panama’s status as a notorious tax haven for U.S.-based corporations, along with other, seedier entities.
U.S. Panama Policy: Canal, Bases, and Dollars
Key Problems