Thursday, November 12, 2026

Tag: Amazon

‘Stringing me along’: After 7 years, trial in Indigenous forest guardian...

Why hasn’t the trial for the 2019 killing of forest guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara and the attempted killing of fellow guardian Láercio Guajajara, in the Brazilian Amazon, taken place yet?

Brazil election sparks threats to reinvade Indigenous Amazon territory

Security forces were sent to protect Brazil’s Apyterewa Indigenous Land after former illegal occupants threatened to reinvade the territory.

Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds

The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%

Amazon warehouse workers in Rock Tavern strike over conveyor speeds and...

Teamsters say managers deleted safety posts from Amazon's internal feedback board; Amazon says the picket was an illegal attempt to intimidate workers.

Leaked Amazon documents show warehouses ranked by union risk

The same warehouse where the documents surfaced already won union certification without a vote, after the labor board found Amazon's conduct during the campaign was deliberate and pervasive.

Teamsters accuse Amazon and 13 subcontractors of skipping New York’s layoff...

The union puts the unpaid back wages at up to $11 million as a City Council bill to make Amazon hire its drivers directly reaches 34 sponsors

Brazil marks borders for isolated Indigenous group in the Amazon after...

Agents of Brazil’s Indigenous agency, FUNAI, spent 60 days in June and July 2026 physically marking the borders of the Rio Pardo Kawahiva Indigenous Territory. The 411,000-hectare area in the Amazon biome of Mato Grosso state is home to the Kawahiva, an isolated Indigenous group.

Billions against bargaining: The hidden industry spending fortunes to stop workers...

A new report estimates U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union-avoidance campaigns, exposing a vast network of consultants, law firms, legal loopholes, and delay tactics that labor advocates say have reshaped workers’ ability to organize.

Seattle protesters confront Amazon over ICE contracts and surveillance ties

Workers, activists, and city officials rally outside the Spheres as Amazon drops Flock partnership but faces mounting pressure to end cloud support for ICE and CBP.

Local ordinances grant legal rights to native stingless bees in Peruvian...

This marks the first time insects have received legal rights to exist, thrive, and be defended in court in the Satipo province and Nauta town.

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The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
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House moves to vote on impeaching Hegseth over Iran war, boat strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie's eight articles allege at least 243 deaths in strikes on suspected drug boats, and impeachment would need three Republican votes.