Trade
USMCA: Mixed messages from union leaders precede House OK of ‘New NAFTA’
December 19, 2019While an improvement, USMCA is not a template for a progressive vision of trade that puts at its core good jobs and rising wages.
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“New NAFTA not perfect, but better than the sh*t show we started with”
December 17, 2019The impeachment vote is expected to fall along party lines, but Public Citizen's Lori Wallach predicts USMCA bill will get a large bipartisan majority.
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Harvest of Discontent: Trump’s trade war and the rural fight for survival
September 19, 2019Meanwhile, fifteen members of Trump’s personal Agriculture and Rural Advisory Committee have received over $2 million in bailout payments.
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Centrist ‘New Democrats’ demand for quick vote on ‘New NAFTA’ irks Machinists
September 11, 2019Right-wing "New Democrats" are pushing for a vote on the new NAFTA, but the Machinists union and allies in Congress are putting on the brakes.
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Hong Kong protests erupt amidst U.S. trade war against China—Coincidence?
July 8, 2019Sometimes in international politics, timing is everything.
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