Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet.
Free Trade or Just Green Trade?
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Building a Cross-Border Culture of Solidarity
Workers in Mexico and the United States face some of the same challenges–and some of the same employers.
Good Riddance to the WTO
Rich countries embraced trade multilateralism when it suited them, and now they’re abandoning it. That may not be such a bad thing.
We Need a Progressive Alternative on Trade — and NAFTA 2.0 Isn’t It
Here’s what a progressive trade agenda that actually protects people and planet would actually look like.
How Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
Why Free Trade is Bad for You (or Most of You at Any Rate)
Free trade is simply a euphemism for the corporate capture of international trade.
America’s Hypocrisy on Free Trade Is Dangerous
If we look honestly at our own history, we can begin to understand China’s current and future goals. If we don’t, we could be headed toward conflict.
It’s Not Only Necessary to Develop an Alternative to Globalization — It’s Entirely Possible
It was the left who diagnosed the ills of globalization. So why is the right eating our lunch?
Trump and Trade: The Perils for Agriculture
Donald Trump has taken aim at free trade agreements. What could renegotiation look like?
How Obama’s Legacy Lost the Elections for Hillary
Instead of jobs and relief, the Obama administration offered only half-measures to struggling people in the Rust Belt and beyond.