Tag: free trade
Why free trade is bad for you (or most of you...
Free trade is simply a euphemism for the corporate capture of international trade.
Are tariffs good or bad?
Tariffs have been around for centuries and will stay despite all the free trade agreements.
NAFTA talks falter, time to increase pressure
This is the time to be strong and persistent in our demand for an end to NAFTA and a new era of positive trade.
Making NAFTA worse
Trump promised to negotiate the widely loathed trade deal, which would be great – except he's giving corporations even more power to offshore jobs.
Why don’t we have free trade for highly paid professions in...
The potential benefits for the economy would be enormous.
TPP is dead. What did we learn from this great progressive...
We must insist that trade deals never be written to override policies that sovereign governments might later decide are best for their people, culture key industries and the environment.
The TPP and Free Trade: Time to Retake the English Language
The TPP is not about free trade.
The Reality of Free Trade Deals
“We need a genuine reemployment system – including not only unemployment insurance, but also income insurance.”
Free Trade and Globalization Designed To Screw Workers
The fact that trade has exposed manufacturing workers to international competition, but not doctors and lawyers, was a policy choice, not a natural development.
Are Trade Deals Good for America?
If the winners refuse to budge, America could turn its back on free trade – and much else. Indeed, there’s no telling where the anger we’ve seen this primary might lead.
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COP28 president caught in oil lobbying scandal: Secretly pushes fossil fuel agenda amidst climate...
This conflict of interest, uncovered through an investigation by the Center for Climate Reporting (CCR), raises serious questions about the integrity of the UN climate summit leadership.
Biden’s proposal to lift limits on Israel’s US weapons access sparks debate
U.S.-Israel arms policy in flux: Biden's bold proposal to lift restrictions on weapon access.
World’s largest iceberg breaks free in Antarctica
“It was grounded since 1986 but eventually it was going to decrease (in size) sufficiently to lose grip and start moving. I spotted first movement back in 2020.”
Hate speech arrest of ex-US official sparks wider conversation on Islamophobia and anti-Arab sentiment
A clash of prejudice and justice: exposing the underbelly of racial and religious intolerance in America.
Privatized prison healthcare in the US—profiteering at the expense of inmate health
Profiting from pain—the harsh reality of privatized prison healthcare in America.