Resisting Coke: No Pulp Fiction

Over a dozen communities have been directly affected by the activities of bottling plants owned by Coca Cola India. Water quality has degraded, toxic waste has been dumped, land has been illegally occupied, people protesting these activities in a non-violent fashion in public spaces have been beaten up and allegedly bribes have been paid.

Why I Refused Coca-Cola's Money

Martin Espada, who teaches poetry at the University of
Massachuesetts at Amherst and is the author of several books talks to CounterPunch about why he refused money from Coca Cola for his poetry reading at Kansas University.

Overactive NGOs Attacking MNCs?

There has been a spate of allegations against multinationals in the last few months, numerous protests against their practices, in the last few months. Is this the case of overactive NGOs?

Women in Gujarat Lead Solutions for Water

A man looks for drinking water in western Gujarat - and this is what he can find. Photograph from Utthaan archives.

Water: to privatize or not to privatize

Water companies, on the other hand, argue that the process efficiencies associated with private enterprise will lower the cost of “delivering water” to the public, and therefore make water more affordable to the urban poor.