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Disabled on the Job, Fired without Severance or Benefits

A GM subsidiary is providing an unlikely test for the U.S.-Colombia trade deal’s labor provisions.

Cuba: Ever the Scapegoat Closest to Hand

Presidential hopefuls are dusting off tired arguments about Cuba as a national security threat.

Our Failed Cuba Policy Fixation

In an election year, presidential candidates spend a great deal of time bowing before the altar of the creaky Cuban embargo.

Colombia Free Trade Deal Could Boost Cocaine Exports

There’s only one Colombian industry that can potentially employ workers who would lose their job in the wake of a free trade deal.

Free Trade’s Winners and Losers in Latin America

A free-trade agreement that floods Colombia with cheap U.S.-produced grains could drive farmers to coca production.

Free Trade’s Winners and Losers in Latin America

Scrapping tariffs can hurt poor farmers, and a deal with Colombia might boost coca production.

Some Sanity Creeps into the Drug War

By any measure, the military approach to countering a demand-driven cocaine trade has been a complete failure.

    Our Failed Cuba Policy Fixation

    Blue Table Talk | April 3, 2012

    Our Failed Cuba Policy Fixation

    Blue Table Talk | April 3, 2012

    Our Failed Cuba Policy Fixation

    The East Texas Review | April 2, 2012

    Colombia Free Trade Deal Could Boost Cocaine Exports

    The Providence Journal | May 9, 2011

    Colombia Free Trade Deal Could Boost Cocaine Exports

    The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times | May 3, 2011

    Free Trade’s Winners and Losers in Latin America

    The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times | March 14, 2011

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