Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against COVID-19
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Mexico
The Hidden Costs of Racist Immigration Policies
Outsourcing migration control to authoritarian regimes has proven costly, insidious, and common for Global North governments.
If Impoverished Countries Can Host Millions of Refugees, the U.S. Can Welcome a Few Thousand
The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.
The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis
Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America.
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.
The U.S. Needs a New ‘Good Neighbor’ Policy Toward Latin America
Progressive groups are pushing a potential Biden administration to base its policies toward the region on non-intervention, cooperation, and mutual respect.
A Two-Week Plan to Begin Repairing Trump’s Damage on the World Stage
What first steps could Joe Biden take if he’s elected? Here’s a start.
Will the New NAFTA Make the Pandemic Worse for Mexicans?
For Mexican workers, farmers, and the poor, the pandemic and the new treaty replacing NAFTA are a devastating one-two punch.
Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19
Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.
Following Mexico’s Worker Strikes, US Steps in to Keep Border Factories Open
The Trump administration’s focus on reopening the economy puts not only U.S. workers at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 but Mexican workers as well.