Japan, Nuclear Energy, and the TPP
Japan is about to replace its nuclear plants with something just as risky.
The Modern Gold Rush
Multinational mining interests are using trade and investment treaties to turn profits and undermine democracy.
Third Prize: You’re Fired
President Obama is trying to sell free trade agreements as win-win deals. The problem is that most people will only win dubious prizes.
The Audacity of Free Trade Agreements
President Obama is reversing his earlier commitment to a new kind of trade relationship with the world by pushing three ill-conceived FTAs.
Free Trade Kills Korean Farmers
The Obama administration is pushing a free trade agreement that will have dire consequences for Koreans.
Peru Trade Deal Unravels
Democrats and civil society groups won important concessions on the free trade agreement with Peru. But politicians in both countries have undermined those gains.
Obama’s About-Face on Trade
Candidate Obama wanted to stop U.S. companies from sending jobs overseas. President Obama appears, however, to have drunk the free-trade Kool-Aid.
Forget the FTA Fix, Just Say No
The U.S.-Korean free-trade agreement holds no promise for workers or small farmers in either the United States or South Korea
Mad Cows, Mad People
What’s the relationship between the beef crisis in South Korea, the humanitarian crisis in North Korea, and the global food crisis?
The Failed Expectations of U.S Trade Policy
A former U.S. trade negotiator criticizes U.S. trade policy.
Food Safety on the Butcher’s Block
Washington is using new free trade agreements to push U.S. food–and food safety standards–down the throats of other countries.
Trouble in Tibet
From Beijing’s perspective, the debt to Tibet has been paid back. Many Tibetens think differently.
IPS Fellow Saul Landau Receives Top Chilean Award
Landau accepts the Bernardo O’Higgins Award from the Chilean Ambassador for his work in human rights.
Raw Deal Between Washington and Seoul
The recently signed free trade agreement marks the fourth time the United States has tried to remake the Korean economy. This time, the attempt may fail.