that prioritize profits over human rights.
True justice requires more than just acknowledging history. It demands:
to prevent capital flight and tax evasion. Impunity and Capitalism: The Afterlives of Euro...
When formal empires dissolved in the mid-20th century, this legal and economic architecture was not dismantled. It was merely rebranded. 💸 Modern Extraction and the Corporate Veil
To understand modern global inequality, we must stop viewing capitalism and colonialism as separate historical eras. Capitalism as we know it was built on the scaffolding of empire, and it continues to rely on the zones of impunity that empire created. that prioritize profits over human rights
Should we focus on of corporate impunity?
Under this framework, economic actors can cause catastrophic harm to local ecosystems and communities while remaining entirely untouchable behind layers of corporate bureaucracy and international law. ⚖️ Breaking the Cycle of Impunity When formal empires dissolved in the mid-20th century,
on supply chains to hold parent companies liable for actions abroad.