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A better way: What we would’ve liked to hear in the State of the Union
In Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, President Obama set an aggressive tone on a number of key progressive issues, from education to equal pay. And while his speech featured strong points on the importance of tough action on climate change and mocked Republicans for their widespread climate denial,… Read More
Robin Hood to Ban Ki-moon: I can show you the money!
Among the surging crowds of hundreds of thousands of folks at the People’s Climate March on September 21 in New York, you will see marchers in pointy green felt hats, and if you are lucky, a fully garbed Robin Hood replete with green tights, leather vest and that signature gleam… Read More
Addressing the climate crisis with a Robin Hood Tax
As president of Friends of the Earth U.S., I am proud to support, on behalf of our more than 250,000 members and activists and in solidarity with our friends from numerous activist organizations, a Robin Hood Tax. Friends, if it isn’t all ready clear, we are in this together. The… Read More
Robin Hood comes to Congress
This morning, I joined Representatives Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) as well as the leaders of Health Gap, National Nurses United, National Peoples Action, Demos and Vocal to announce the introduction of the Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013 (H.R. 1579). The… Read More
How to Stretch a Penny (Ask Robin Hood)
Though a number of wealthy countries attending a State Department-convened climate finance ministerial meeting on mobilizing private money have been trying to escape their obligation to use public funds to help the world’s poor confront the climate crisis (which, incidentally, the poor did not cause), Robin Hood found them today… Read More
Tally ho! Backed by 62 organizations, Robin Hood seeks top Treasury post
Robin Hood, a champion of ordinary people, made a stop in Washington, D.C. this week — to put his hat in the ring to replace outgoing U.S. Treasury Sectary Tim Geithner, a champion of Wall Street. Mr. Hood is running on a platform of taxing Wall Street greed to… Read More
Friends of the Earth and 62 other US groups urge Secretary Clinton to support – not disparage – Robin Hood Tax
Yesterday, Friends of the Earth sent a letter signed by 63 U.S. organizations, to Secretary of State Clinton regarding misinformation spread internationally by State Department representatives about financial transaction taxes (also known as the Robin Hood Tax). The Robin Hood Tax is a widely-supported, promising source of new revenue… Read More
Robin Hood hits home — Let’s give him a warm welcome!
Why is the Incredible Hulk smoothly whistling on YouTube as he takes a dollar and draws a Robin Hood mask on George Washington’s mug? Because Mark Ruffalo — who plays the green superhero in the movie The Avengers — stars in a video to kick off the U.S. Read More
Robin Hood, nurses, Woody Guthrie and Friends of the Earth: Let’s tax Wall Street!
For almost 15 years now, I’ve been doing human rights and environmental advocacy work — most of it in Washington, D.C. Just about anyone who has done that sort of thing for more than a decade in the belly of the beast (a.k.a, the nation’s capitol) can attest to how… Read More
What would Robin Hood say?
This blog post is one of a series of updates from Friends of the Earth representatives at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn, Germany. By Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland June 15, 2011 Dressed as the British folklore hero… Read More