Three Amigos or Fair-Weather Friends?
January 10, 2023 | This week’s North American Leaders’ summit is soured by dubious challenges to Mexican food and energy sovereignty.
Articles by Frida Berrigan
Climate Talks Spark Action Against Investment Treaties Favoring Fossil Fuel Corporations
November 17, 2022 | The neoliberal investor-state system is a threat to the future of democracy and the future of our planet.
Latin American Leaders Should Stand Up for People, Not Corporate Profits
June 8, 2022 | As leaders gather in Los Angeles, a reflection on the past two decades of battles against neoliberalism and for a more just and equitable alternative in the Americas.
Democratic Progress in Honduras, Setbacks in El Salvador
December 21, 2021 | The last decade saw democratization in El Salvador and brutal repression in Honduras. Suddenly, those trends appear to have reversed.
Missing from the Climate Talks: Corporate Powers to Sue Governments That Limit Pollution
November 3, 2021 | Allowing extractive industries to file expensive lawsuits over environmental regulations could undermine whatever agreements might be reached at COP26 in Glasgow.
Latin America Should Withdraw from the World Bank’s Harsh Trade Court
October 29, 2021 | A secretive World Bank tribunal lets multinational corporations sue governments over basic regulations. Mexico should lead a Latin American exodus.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in the Struggle Against Anti-Democratic Corporate Trade Rules
July 28, 2021 | Pakistan is the latest country to reject letting private investors sue governments in tribunals. But Ecuador is back-tracking and the lawsuits continue to proliferate.
Excessive Corporate Power Breeds Political Repression
July 14, 2021 | In the face of extractive industries' enormous economic clout, Central Americans are facing increasing displacement and threats to their democratic rights.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against COVID-19
June 2, 2021 | Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19
May 28, 2020 | Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.