A Government Expense We Would Shut Down: U.S. Trade Representative Office
Obama’s trade representative is trying hard to push approval of deals that the Bush administration negotiated.
Corporate Lobby Launches Weak Counter-Attack on Capital Controls
As more than 250 economists call on Obama to allow capital controls on trade agreements, the corporate lobby responds with distorted facts.
Economists Unite Around Once-Demonized Capital Controls
In our globalized financial system, chaos in one part of the world can be devastating for businesses and workers elsewhere.
More than 250 Economists Call for Trade Reforms to Allow Capital Controls
While no panacea, they are legitimate policy tools for preventing and mitigating financial crises.
Deal on U.S.-Korea Trade Would Expand Excessive Investor Protections
The White House’s proposed U.S.-Korea trade deal would expand corporations’ rights to bypass public interest regulations.
Obama’s Trip to India: Don’t Rush into a Bilateral Investment Treaty
The U.S. and India should not sign a treaty that will only serve the short-term interests of large corporations, and undermine the authority of governments to protect their people from financial crisis.
60-Second Expert: Nix the FTA
The U.S.-South Korea FTA is broken and not worth fixing.
El Salvador’s Gold Fight
At stake in El Salvador’s movement to ban mining is the question of whether private interests can trump national sovereignty.
Globalization in Retreat
One world economy ready or not? FPIF columnist Walden Bello argues that globalization has reached its high-water mark and is receding.