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.
Manuel Pérez-Rocha discusses upcoming Summit of the Americas
Program host Jorge Gestoso interviews Manuel Pérez-Rocha about the current state of US-Latin American relations in light of the upcoming Summit of the Americas, slated later this week in Panama City.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Join us to learn more about the TPP and organizing around it from colleagues from the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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.
NAFTA Pushes Many Mexicans to Migrate
Mexicans have little to celebrate as NAFTA turns 20 years old in 2014 – the destruction caused by the agreement continues to push many Mexicans to migrate to try to make a living.
Immigration Reform in 2013 and Beyond
If public will and common sense are the driving forces of policy development, we should see meaningful action on immigration this year.
NAFTA at 20: The New Spin
Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.
In Mexico, No Matter Which Party Holds the Reins, the People Lose
The war on the narcotraffickers also serves as a pretext for militarizing areas of Mexico that have strong traditions of social resistance.
Deregulation and Free Trade a Win-Win for Mexican Narcotraffickers
Part 1 of an interview with “Drug War Mexico” co-author Peter Watt.
Killing Spree on the Border
A real commitment to security must place human life and public safety above all else–no matter which side of the border you’re on.
Film: Reportero
Come to this compelling screening followed a discussion led by IPS’ Sanho Tree and Frank Smyth of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Enrique Pena Nieto and Mexico’s Drug War Opening
There are good reasons to be cynical about the return of the PRI in Mexico. Even so, when it comes to human rights in Mexico, there’s plenty of room for improvement.
Endangering Women Human Rights Defenders
USAID spending often means less security and more violence against women, particularly women human rights defenders.
The Invisible Hand Won’t Stop Inequality in Its Tracks
We’ll have more economic and climate disasters on Sandy’s scale unless our political systems intervene.
Saul Landau Film Series: We Don’t Play Golf Here (2007)
The Landau film for the month of November shows how foreign investment in export factories distort both the culture and environment and how the people of Tepoztlan, Mexico confronted federal troops to stop such injustice.