The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world’s rich and powerful use to hide assets and skirt rules by setting up front companies in far-flung jurisdictions. According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which coordinated the research on a trove of more than 11 …more…
ANTI PROPAGANDA
Facts of Life!
Austerity has been forced on the country. In reality the cuts and savings are being directed at public services and benefits, which only affect the middle classes, the poor and the most in-need in our society. Yet the country’s debts and financial strains were directly caused by the practices of the wealthiest with the banks …more…
An animated interview of John Perkins, author of ‘HoodWinked’ and ‘Confessions Of An Economic Hitman’
John Perkins is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which Perkins claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States …more…
Do You Know How Ikea Dodges Over £1 Billion In Tax?
Massive multi national corporations generate BILLIONS in revenue every single year, yet routinely we see stories (such as the Google tax row from early this year) of said corporations paying absolute peanuts in tax, but have you ever wondered how they get away with it? This brilliant video by Greens EFA perfectly highlights how, in …more…
OBEY (2013)
Based on the book “Death of the Liberal Class” by journalist and Pulitzer winner, Chris Hedges – it charts the rise of the Corporate State, and examines the future of obedience in a world of unfettered capitalism, globalisation, staggering inequality and environmental change.
#WordsMatter Say Our High Profile Supporters
#WordsMatter: this short film explains the meaning behind the word “refugee”. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors and high profile supporters help define the difference between the terms “refugee” and “migrant”. These words are being splashed across media headlines because of the ongoing European Refugee Crisis. The film features actors Cate Blanchett, Colin Firth, David Morrissey, Douglas Booth, …more…
Nothing captures Western hypocrisy on refugees like British tabloid front pages!
This excellent article on Vox.com highlights the outrageous hypocrisy by British tabloid papers, particularly ‘The Sun’, ‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘The Daily Express’. OK these papers can be fun and light hearted, they have great entertainment pages with lot’s of celebrity gossip and of course are the bastions of sport reporting. But frankly they’d say …more…