Anti-globalization

Taxing corporations’ foreign profits

President Obama wants to change the tax rate for American multinationals, who he says don’t pay their fair share for overseas profits.

What the EU Deal Means for the US

Global Politics

Top of the Hour: Tax Day, Morning Headlines

The World

Commentary: Holiday Overconsumption

When Corporations Rule the World

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The Rise of the New Mexico Green Party

Catalina Reyes of member station KUNM in Albuquerque reports on the emergence of the New Mexico Greens as a party to be reckoned with  ? albeit one with a bit of an identity problem. Green candidates and many of the state’s mainstream environmentalists have taken pains to distance themselves from one another.

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Geo Quiz / Geo Answer

The “Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development” or OECD released a “blacklist” of global tax havens at yesterday’s G20 summit in London. The Philippines, Uruguay, and Costa Rica were listed as three of the four worst offenders. For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the fourth. The answer is the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan.

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