Tag: free trade

Free trade is simply a euphemism for the corporate capture of international trade.

Tariffs have been around for centuries and will stay despite all the free trade agreements.

This is the time to be strong and persistent in our demand for an end to NAFTA and a new era of positive trade.

Trump promised to negotiate the widely loathed trade deal, which would be great – except he's giving corporations even more power to offshore jobs.

The potential benefits for the economy would be enormous.

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 is not about free trade.

“We need a genuine reemployment system – including not only unemployment insurance, but also income insurance.”

The fact that trade has exposed manufacturing workers to international competition, but not doctors and lawyers, was a policy choice, not a natural development.

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.