Paying the Price: The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War
June 24, 2004 | The Mounting Costs of the Iraq War
Articles by John Cavanagh
Coalition of the Willing or Coaltion of the Coerced?
February 26, 2003 | The U.S. public should carefully scrutinize any claim by the Bush Administration that they have assembled a "coalition of the willing."
History of the Movement
January 25, 2002 | The very conditions that persuade millions of farmers and workers and environmentalists and students and others to join movements around the world and come together, are there and in some ways are stronger than ever.
Fast Track Passage Won’t Defeat the “Seattle Coalition”
December 1, 2001 | Now that fast track has been approved, pro-free trade analysts would no doubt like to begin ringing the death knell of the opposition forces. To the contrary, there are several reasons why this vote is only a small setback in the fight against corporate g
Bush and the Trade Agenda
January 1, 2001 | Bushs stated top priority on trade is to guide new language through the U.S. Congress to grant the administration authority to negotiate new trade agreements with other nations under the so-called fast track rules under which Congress simply votes yes
Don’t Strengthen the WTO by Admitting China
May 1, 2000 | It is unfortunate that the first major post-Seattle legislative battle is over China and the WTO
U.S. Leadership in the Global Economy
July 1, 1999 | The twenty-first century requires new paths that encourage exchanges of goods, capital, and people that enhance the social and environmental common good and that discourage or stop those exchanges that undermine healthy communities, a clean environment, and dignified work.
North American Free Trade Agreement
January 1, 1997 | The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) sets guidelines for the elimination of most trade and investment barriers between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico over a 15-year period.
World Trade Organization
January 1, 1997 | Today, member countries number 125 (nearly the whole world except China, some former communist countries, and a number of small nations) and WTO rules apply to over 90 percent of international trade.
Controlling Transnational Corporations
November 1, 1996 | Transnational corporations (TNCs) increasingly shape our lives as they weave worldwide webs of production, consumption, finance, and culture.