Two US Companies commit to Tax Transparency. When will others make the move?

This post originally appeared on Oxfam America’s Politics of Poverty blog. By Tim Hirschel-Burns, Yale Law School Bernstein International Human Rights Fellow on Oxfam America’s Extractive Industries Team US companies have resisted the public country-by-country reporting of key financial information that is necessary for adequate tax transparency. Hess and Newmont’s announcements show that US companies are finally catching up with…

Trump Administration Further Erodes US Leadership on Combatting Corruption

Download this press release as a pdf For Immediate Release: November 2, 2017 Contact: Jana Morgan, Director – [email protected] Mobile 703-795-8542 Office 202-496-1189 Trump Administration Further Erodes US Leadership on Combatting Corruption United States Withdraws from Global Transparency Initiative Washington, D.C. – Today the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced its decision to withdraw from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative…

New Data Extractors Case Study: Is the United States getting a good deal on its natural resources? A taxing question

The Publish What You Pay International Secretariat has published a new case study as part of its Data Extractors Program. Data Extractor and Director of the PWYP-US coalition, Jana Morgan, explores whether the United States is receiving a good deal on the extraction of its natural resources. Read the full case study on the Publish What You Pay International Secretariat…

Is the United States getting a good deal on its natural resources? A taxing question

The following case study is part of the Publish What You Pay International Secretariat’sData Extractors program, a global initiative that trains Publish What You Pay members and activists around the world to put extractives data to use to fight for a more open and accountable natural resource sector. Is the United States getting a good deal on its natural resources?…