What Kind of Trade Policy Should Progressives Support?
July 23, 2019 | NAFTA 2.0 simply locks in existing drives toward ecological collapse and social inequality. A better deal would put people — and nature — first.
Articles by Abid Aslam
The Free-Trade Regime: Oligarchy in Action
May 9, 2014 | Free trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership undermine democracy and sovereignty.
Germany Votes and Austerity Reigns–For Now
September 25, 2013 | Angela Merkel's reelection in Germany means austerity reigns for now, but there is at least a silver lining.
Trouble in Paradise
March 26, 2009 | Madagascar is in the middle of political turmoil. The United States should resist the impulse to interfere.
Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
September 1, 2001 | Not a shot has been fired--yet--at Afghanistan's Taliban, but the country's beleaguered population already is paying a heavy price for the ruling militia's pariah status as host to alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Central Asia: On the Periphery of New Global War
September 1, 2001 | The Bush administration looks to Central Asia for support in Afghanistan
Foreign Policy Shift: The Terrible Trade-Offs
September 1, 2001 | It appears that foreign governments will be rewarded or punished by whether or not they become part of the U.S.-led war against terrorism.
Bush-Cheney Energy Plan Bears Watching
July 1, 2001 | Assuming the Cheney task force gets its wishes, it is anyone's guess how much of the resulting energy will warm American homes or fuel SUV expeditions to the mall.