The ''Multinational Monitor'' was a bimonthly magazine founded by

Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American lawyer and political activist involved in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. He is a Perennial candidate, perennial presidential candidate. His 1965 book '' ...

in 1980. It was published by Essential Information. The magazine was formerly published on a monthly basis. Although its primary focus was on the analysis of

corporation A corporation or body corporate is an individual or a group of people, such as an association or company, that has been authorized by the State (polity), state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law as ...

s, it also published articles on

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issues and

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, the environment,

globalization Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...

privatization Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...

, the

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, and

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. The headquarters of the magazine was in Washington DC. It was a

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and

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-free publication. The last issue (according to the magazine's website) had a cover date of May/June 2009; this magazine may now be permanently defunct, though the website still contains a very thorough archive of past issues.

Recurring features

10 Worst Corporations

Since 1992 ''Multinational Monitor'' published an annual index recapping the activities and policies of ten corporations who demonstrated particularly egregious behavior.

Lawrence Summers Memorial Award

Each issue declared the bimonthly recipient of the Lawrence Summers Memorial Award, an award given in satirical honor of

Lawrence Summers Lawrence Henry Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist who served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1999 to 2001 and as the director of the National Economic Council from 2009 to 2010. He also served as presiden ...

, the

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under

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and later

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, given to companies that "take extraordinary leaps to justify unethical practices." The award referred to the infamous Summers memo written by Summers' aide Lant Pritchett in 1991, when Summers was the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ...

's Chief Economist. The memo advocated transferring toxic waste and pollution from developed countries to least developed countries. (Summers later stated the memo was meant to be satire.)

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Recurring features

10 Worst Corporations

Lawrence Summers Memorial Award

See also

References

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