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‘London should not have Dow’s toxic legacy on its conscience’

'Ethics tzar' Meredith Alexander explains why she resigned from the London Olympic committee…

Fri Feb 3 11:25:00 2012
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Olympic sex-trafficking myth creates climate of fear

Fears of a flood of sex workers entering London are creating extreme unease despite little evidence to back this up, says Giedre Steikunaite.…

Wed Feb 1 04:27:00 2012
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Olympic countdown: ‘200 days left to dump Dow!’

As a new campaign kicks off, London 2012 organizers are challenged to drink Bhopal’s ‘clean’ water.…

Mon Jan 16 09:56:00 2012
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Dow Chemicals and Lord Coe are wrapping London 2012 in shame

Do we really want an Olympics sponsored by one of the world’s most unethical and controversial companies? Lorraine Close and Jack Laurenson think not.…

Tue Dec 13 07:09:00 2011
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Justice for Bhopal: stop Dow Chemicals’ sponsorship of London Olympics

The Bhopal disaster cost tens of thousands of lives, and blighted half a million…

Fri Dec 9 06:51:00 2011
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The former Soviet republics: 15 siblings with little in common

Independent but still ‘brotherly republics’? Maybe not, says Giedre Steikunaite.…

Thu Aug 25 04:53:00 2011
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Stop destroying the illusion!

Stop destroying the illusion!…

Fri Aug 12 06:06:00 2011
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Loot!

David Ransom reflects on riot, recession and recovery.…

Wed Aug 10 10:30:15 2011
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The World Atlas of Sport

The World Atlas of Sport…

Mon Jan 17 10:07:00 2011
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David Ransom

David Ransom joined New Internationalist in 1989 and has led on a range of issues from green justice to the current financial crisis…

Thu Jul 1 03:00:00 2010
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