Workers in Mexico and the United States face some of the same challenges–and some of the same employers.
Building a Cross-Border Culture of Solidarity
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NAFTA
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.
Trump Told the Truth Where It Counted…for His Reelection
Trump targeted his State of the Union speech at precisely the Rust Belt workers that he’ll need to win reelection in November.
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.
What Kind of Trade Policy Should Progressives Support?
NAFTA 2.0 simply locks in existing drives toward ecological collapse and social inequality. A better deal would put people — and nature — first.
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.
AMLO Goes Full Throttle Against Neoliberalism — But What About NAFTA?
Mexico’s first left-wing president gave a fiery inaugural speech against neoliberalism in Mexico. But he barely mentioned NAFTA.
Do Bullies Always Win?
Trump’s bullying worked with Canada, has half-worked with Iran and North Korea, but has had nothing but malign impact on Israeli-Palestinian relations.
Who Was the Real Maverick: McCain or Trump?
John McCain was an American politician. That sums up his best and worst qualities. He was not a maverick. As a rather conventional politician, he wasn’t even particularly courageous or much of a straight talker. He represented establishment values as the establishment...
5 Reasons Mexican Workers Would Cheer the Demise of NAFTA
This article is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and In These Times. Mexicans have plenty not to like about Donald Trump: his racism, his wall, his tirades against immigrants. But if there's a disruption provoked by Trump we should actually embrace, it's...