Debunking the myth of free trade from the historical perspective demonstrates that there is an urgent need for thoroughly re-thinking some key conventional wisdom in the debate on trade policy, and more broadly on globalization.
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Archive: Reports
After Cancun: Possibilities for a New North-South Grand Bargain on Trade
The failure of the Cancun WTO ministerial may eventually come to be viewed as marking the end of the current global trade agenda.
Read moreCritical Collaboration: Empire versus Sovereignty in Iraq
In the aftermath of the bloodiest period of the occupation since the invasion, talk was rife that members of the U.S.-handpicked Iraqi Governing Council will soon be shown the door.
Read moreNoble Rhetoric Supports Democracy While Ignoble Policies Support Repression
President George W. Bush’s November 6 speech before the National Endowment for Democracy emphasizing the need for greater democracy and freedom in the Arab world, while containing a number of positive aspects, was nevertheless very misleading and all-too characteristic of the longstanding contradictory messages that have plagued U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Read morePillars of Power
How the free trade agenda promotes dirty energy.
Read moreSustainable Development North and South
Climate change policy coherence in global trade and financial flows.
Read moreBaghdad’s Future on Table in Madrid
The drive for money for the Iraqi occupation is now the only game in town.
Read moreTruth In Spending
Neither Afghanistan nor Iraq is “under control,” particularly when it comes to monetary costs.
Read moreAfghanistan: In Search of Security
A number of factors and conditions have led to Afghanistan’s security dilemma.
Read moreThe World Bank and Fossil Fuels: At the Crossroad
World Bank Group Projects related to fossil fuels from Sept. 1, 2002 to Sept. 15, 2003
Read moreThe War In Iraq Is Not Over and Neither Are The Lies To Justify It
President George W. Bush’s nationally broadcast speech Sunday evening once again was designed to mislead Congress and the American public into supporting his administration’s policies in Iraq.
Read moreExecutive Excess 2003: CEOs Win, Workers and Taxpayers Lose
The tenth annual CEO pay survey.
Read moreCrude Vision
How oil interests obscured US Government focus on chemical weapons use by Saddam Hussein.
Read moreTime’s Up for Some Foreign Policy Straight Talk from White House
In the foreign policy arena, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is having about as much trouble making it to first base as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their old-time comedy skit “Who’s on First.”
Read moreLiberia: Beyond the Troops-No-Troops Debate
Fueled by media images of carnage and desperation, a debate has been begun regarding a possible U.S. role in Liberia, but so far it has been all troops or no troops, without adequate attention to the big picture.
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