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.
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.
A Volatile Agenda on Agriculture
The U.S.-Colombia free trade pact would reinforce a system that leaves farmers and consumers at the mercy of volatile prices and markets.
How Do International Trade and Investment Rules Affect Public Finance for Development?
Government efforts to finance job creation and other public goods can clash with subsidies restrictions in trade agreements.
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.
Obama in Latin America: Another Missed Opportunity
What might have been a high-profile trip heralding a new U.S. partnership with Latin America based on equity and mutual interests turned out to confirm the same old top-down approach to north-south relations.
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.”
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.
Tax Cuts and Trade: Is Obama Triangulating?
President Obama’s rightward drift continues.
Don’t Celebrate Mexico’s Independence…Yet
It is the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence and the 100th anniversary of its revolution. But the celebrations taking place this week are premature.
Troops to the Mexico Border
Obama’s military step up is bad news to migrant communities.
Calderon’s Visit to Washington
U.S.-Mexican relations might look at little different in the age of Obama, but the Bush-era priorities remain the same.
Urging Presidents Obama and Calderon to Address Human and Workers’ Rights Issues
They should seek to strengthen Mexican judicial and civilian institutions while creating jobs and education opportunities for the millions of those without decent jobs.
U.S. Drug Policy Feeds Violence in Mexico
As long as there is high demand for drugs in the United States, the illicit drug trade and all its bloody consequences won’t stop.