Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Trump: Out of the Graveyard and into the Pyre?
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Trade Policy
8 Ways to Reduce Global Inequality
The path to a more equal world is steep, but the signposts are clearly marked.
Book Review:’The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority’
In any middle school civics class you’ll learn that the system of checks and balances is a central tenet of the U.S. Constitution. Over the last 100 years, however, it appears the government has been operating under different assumptions, particularly where trade policy is concerned.
Kicking Away the Ladder: The “Real” History of Free Trade
Central to the neoliberal discourse on globalization is the conviction that free trade, more than free movements of capital or labor, is the key to global prosperity. Even many of those who are not enthusiastic about all aspects of globalization–ranging from the free-trade economist, Jagdish Bhagwati, advocating capital control to some non-governmental organizations (NGOs) accusing the developed countries for not opening up their agricultural markets–seem to agree that free trade is the most benign, or at least a less problematic, element in the progress of globalization.