What ‘Free Trade’ Has Done to Central America
Warnings about the human and environmental costs of “free trade” went unheeded. Now the most vulnerable Central Americans are paying the price.
How Will the GOP-Controlled Senate Affect Trade Deals?
The new Republican majority could complicate Obama’s efforts to move forward on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
Congressional Briefing: From NAFTA to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
You’re invited to a congressional briefing with IPS’ Global Economy project and others on the 20th anniversary of NAFTA to reflect upon the agreement’s harmful effects on North American communities and the environment, and how negotiations for more free trade agreements threaten people everywhere.
Brown Bag Discussion with Yanira Cortez
Join this roundtable discussion with El Salvador’s Deputy Attorney for the Human Rights Ombudsman Office, Yanira Cortez about mining.
The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule
Activists are challenging rules that grant corporations the right to sue governments.
The Paradoxes of the Pacific Pivot
The U.S. needs to come up with a new and different Pacific pivot that places peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula at the top of the list of priorities.
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.
The TPP: A Quiet Coup for the Investor Class
The Obama administration’s trade negotiators are quietly selling out workers and the environment in a massive Bush-style trade agreement.
Don’t Expand NAFTA
The United States is leading the way to another corporate-friendly free-trade agreement, and it’s bringing its NAFTA partners along for the ride.
Japan, Nuclear Energy, and the TPP
Japan is about to replace its nuclear plants with something just as risky.
Vacuuming Up the Pacific’s Resources
If NAFTA is any indication, the TPPA will open up the islands of the South Pacific to tremendous exploitation.
Occupy APEC with Aloha
APEC’s leaders are pushing more of the same in the Pacific — but civil society is pushing back.