free trade
U.S. files labor rights complaint against Guatemala
August 6, 2010The complaint, filed last week, is the first time the U.S. has pursued a labor rights case against a free-trade partner.
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Undocumented immigration: paying the price of NAFTA
August 2, 2010It is unconscionable to blame and persecute Mexican and other immigrants who are forced to migrate because of trade policies that our own government has so forcefully promoted.
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Latin America rejects neoliberalism
July 27, 2010It would be hard to avoid admiring this ground-breaking documentary.
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Message to my fellow workers: China-bashing is a bad idea
July 23, 2010My union, the IAM, calls for a national industrial policy and massive investment in infrastructure - something China has actually done, not just talked about.
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Banana wars and the fraud of “free” trade
January 6, 2010The announcement in December of a deal to end the so called "Banana Wars" is not unqualified good news. Instead, it should instruct us as to the nature of so called "free" trade.
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