The US Navy is planning to test a new fully autonomous drone aircraft from one of its aircraft carriers. What is particularly unique about this drone is that it does not require a human operator on the ground; it can … →
Zara
In March 2013, LA Alameda, an Argentinian NGO renewed charges against Zara due to the poor working conditions in their factories. Zara belongs to Inditex, a textile manufacturer based in A Coruna, Spain.
La Alameda accused multiple Buenos … →
IF you find the use of remotely piloted warrior drones troubling, imagine that the decision to kill a suspected enemy is not made by an operator in a distant control room, but by the machine itself. Read more… … →
On February 12, 2013, The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report revealing that many large multinational companies are paying only a marginal amount of taxes. For instance, in 2011 Google only paid 3.2% in taxes while … →
On January 25, 2013, former contractor of the Alabama based coal company Drummond Co. Inc., Jaime Blanco, was convicted by a Columbian judge for arranging and ordering the 2001 killings of two of Drummond labor union leaders. Blanco’s assistant, Jairo … →