Trade
Trump in ‘free trade’ talks with Brazilian right-wing authoritarian President Bolsonaro
July 8, 2020The talks may have hit a medical snag: Bolsonaro, who like Trump has actively sabotaged coronavirus response efforts, just tested positive for COVID-19.
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Mexican labor lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas arrested, raising USMCA enforcement doubts
July 6, 2020Prieto Terrazas led protests for better pay and coronavirus safety measures at plants. At the behest of factory owners, prosecutors sent police to arrest her.
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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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