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How The US Is Bullying El Salvador Into Using Monsanto's GMO Seeds
...We were honored guests at the inauguration of Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and Vice President Oscar Ortiz. Both the incoming President and Vice President had been Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) military commanders during the civil war...
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Latin American Countries Ally to Defend Themselves From Transnational Corporations
Threatened by billion dollar lawsuits arising from investment treaties, several governments have formed a new grouping to deal with transnational companies. Read More »
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Latin American Countries Band Together To Fight Growing Problem Of Investor-State Disputes
As Techdirt has observed, investor-state dispute resolution (ISDR) is turning into a major weapon that corporations can deploy against nations in order to claim damages for some alleged loss of future profits as a result of government action -- for example, stricter health or environmental regulations. Read More »
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Open Data Leaders in Government Finally Have a Support Network – Each Other
New Zealand’s Open Government Data Programme Leader, Paul Stone, reflects on his time at the Open Data Leaders Network: what he learnt, who he met and how peer-learning has helped him find better solutions to problems. There are support networks for many professions that people can get involved with or lean on for support. Lawyers, accountants, IT, information management, policy making – you name it, there will be a local network out there for you to join...
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