The Obama administration’s “Pacific Pivot” is wreaking environmental havoc on the pristine ecosystems of the Asia-Pacific region.
A Green Challenge to the Asia-Pacific Pivot
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Open Fire and Open Markets: The Asia-Pacific Pivot and Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thomas Friedman once said the hidden hand of the market needs the hidden fist of the military. The TPP and the Obama administration’s Pacific Pivot pack both.
NAFTA at 20: A Model for Corporate Rule
NAFTA gave multinational corporations the right to sue governments to block regulations they don’t like, undermining democracy and local sovereignty.
Overpopulation Makes a Mockery of Citizenship
“Countdown” by Alan Weisman: required reading for earthlings.
Our Top 13 from 2013
Our top pieces from 2013 touch on nearly corner of the world.
NAFTA at 20: State of the North American Farmer
In the United States and throughout North America, NAFTA has accelerated the industrial consolidation of agriculture and pushed out smaller, more sustainable food producers.
Spineless in Bali
Developed countries are still using the WTO to squeeze small farmers in the developing world–and developing world governments are going along with the charade.
NAFTA at 20: State of the North American Worker
Twenty years since its passage, NAFTA has displaced workers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, depressed wages, weakened unions, and set the terms of the neoliberal global economy.
Gendering Climate
Integrating women into environmental decision-making is critical to addressing the issues arising from climate change.
Climate Protection: The New Insurgency
Faced with the failure of conventional lobbying, the climate protection movement is now turning to mass civil disobedience—but we can take it further still.