Critical Takes
MULTINATIONALS ARE TOO POWERFUL.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT?
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Analysis, comment and reflection on the power of multinationals, by and for civil society.
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10 November 2026 09:11 GMT
Watch what happens with Anthropic
The company's plans to list on the stock market are a litmus test for the AI investment boom.
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20 October 2026 10:10 BST
Knowledge predators
“The Rulers”, a new book by Cecilia Rikap, is essential reading on the "cloud giants" of Big Tech and the corporate capture of knowledge.
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9 October 2026 15:10 BST
How Britain backs up Big Oil abroad
Adam Ramsay talks to Critical Takes about how the oil industry benefits from the UK's legal system, offshore territories, diplomacy and military.
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