Fast Track Bill Ignores Lessons of Financial Crisis
Congress and the Obama administration make clear they have not learned from two decades of failed trade policies and a devastating financial crisis in pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership forward.
NAFTA’s Impact on Communities and The Environment
Join IPS Global Economy project and co-sponsors for a forum examining 20 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind
Do we all have to drown in rising seas or broil in epic droughts before we decide it’s time to switch to renewable energy?
An Appeal to Canada to Stand with El Salvador, the First Nation to Halt Gold Mining
Representatives from IPS and other environmental and public policy organizations hold meeting at Canadian Embassy to say, “Tell Pacific Rim to stop bullying El Salvador.”
Obama and North American Counterparts Keep it Low Profile at Today’s Three Amigos Summit
Experts available to discuss the failed promises of Obama’s policies towards Canada and Mexico.
Preventing a Blowout in the Arctic
Russia’s push to explore for oil in the Arctic is bad news.
Ideas, Reaction, and Action in Canada
Efforts to restrict my commentary on the Palestinian statehood bid show that when ideas can still turn into action even – or especially – when someone tries to squelch them.
I Was Arrested Today at the White House to Say No to Dirty Energy and the Tar Sands
“Today I’m risking arrest to urge president Obama to be the leader that puts healing the planet and families over the interests of the fossil fuel industry.”
A New Perimeter to Expand NAFTA?
Under the radar, North American integrationists are once again pursuing harmonization of security and economic interests between Canada and the United States — to the detriment of both countries’ citizens.
WikiLeaks: To Maintain Illusion of Independence From U.S., Canada Downplayed Role in Iraq Invasion
Its official refusal to aid the U.S. in invading Iraq masked Canada’s actual participation.
WikiLeaks: Canada’s Harper Embodies American Right’s Worst Tendencies
Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada’s Conservative Party is devoid of ideas to stimulate the economy.
We Need to Rethink, Not Rearm NAFTA
While Canada and the US get ready to move bilaterally to beef up border security, we wonder who benefits from the proposed “security perimeter.”
Canada on Ice: at the UN
Longtime UN champion Canada’s recent failure to win a non-permanent seat on the Security Council speaks volumes about the global community’s reaction to Stephen Harper’s reactionary international positions.
Save Winter: Stop Tar Sands
Oil sands are now Canada’s fastest-growing source of global warming pollution.
Lack of North American Leadership
The three amigos met in Guadalajara and failed to usher in a new paradigm of North American cooperation.