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CFTC funding letter

Nov. 15, 2011 / Posted by: Michelle Chan / Categories: Advocacy, Economics for the Earth, Publications

Friends of the Earth U.S. statement in support of Occupy Wall Street

Nov. 8, 2011 / Posted by: Michelle Chan / Categories: Advocacy, Economics for the Earth, News Releases

The hope and ambition of the Occupy movement has reminded us that we need to remake financial and economic systems so that they serve people and the planet, not the other way around. We are challenged to consider ways in which we can not only resi...

Watch The Story of Broke and take action to end polluter subsidies

Nov. 8, 2011 / Posted by: Michelle Chan / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Economics for the Earth

Friends of the Earth is proud to team up with Annie Leonard, creator of the hit video The Story of Stuff, on her latest project -- The Story of Broke. This new video describes the myriad ways in which our government subsidizes big polluters and ot...

Robin Hood Meets Wall Street

Feb. 22, 2011 / Posted by: Michelle Chan / Categories: Blog, Economics for the Earth

Just imagine. Nearly $1.5 trillion changes hands on international currency exchange markets each day, almost all of it through untaxed transactions made by wealthy speculators. What if we put even a tiny fraction of that money to good use?

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