The Escalating Trade War and the Renewed Nuclear Arms Race Overshadow Ending the War in Afghanistan
Even if Trump manages to end the war in Afghanistan, he’s fueling other wars that will be even more devastating.
Beyond NAFTA 2.0
Beyond NAFTA 2.0: A Trade Agenda for People and Planet Manuel Pérez-Rocha | Ethan Earle | Scott Sinclair Introduction: With ratification of NAFTA 2.0 still up in the air in the U.S. and Canada, a new international report looks beyond that deeply flawed agreement to...
Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico and Who They’ll Harm
Manuel Perez-Rocha discusses Trump’s plan to impose progressively increasing tariffs on Mexico, the second largest importer of U.S. goods.
The Misadventures of ‘Tariff Man’
For Donald Trump, tariffs are a substitute for diplomacy, just as harassment in his personal life is a substitute for normal human interaction
Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
Justice is Global
A new movement is building towards an economy centered on global solidarity, rather than an international race to the bottom.
AMLO Goes Full Throttle Against Neoliberalism — But What About NAFTA?
Mexico’s first left-wing president gave a fiery inaugural speech against neoliberalism in Mexico. But he barely mentioned NAFTA.
‘Get Me Outta Here’: Trump Turns the G20 into the G19
On everything from climate to trade to the international order itself, the failure of the White House’s powers of persuasion were on full display at the G20.
Nostalgia for NAFTA? Our Wealthy Will Have Plenty
Over the last quarter-century, new data from Forbes makes clear, NAFTA has helped create an incredibly rich people-friendly economic order.
There’s a New Crash Coming
Skyrocketing debt, Wall Street deregulation, a fraying social safety net, and a diminished dollar could soon leave the United States looking like Greece.
Is This the End of NAFTA as We Know It?
And why is Mexico being complicit in Trump’s attempt to bully Canada?
North American Fair Trade Activists Denounce Trump’s NAFTA Bullying
Leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States demand a trade deal that lifts up people and communities in all three countries.
How U.S. Economic Policies Contribute to Asylum Seekers
Many of the families detained at the U.S.-Mexico border have lost their livelihoods as a result of U.S. economic policies.
Call It ‘Unileaderism’: Trump’s Foreign Policy of One
From the G-7 dustup to the flashy photo shoot with Kim Jong-Un, U.S. foreign policy is now determined solely by the president’s pettiest personal preferences.
Actually, Trump Loves Chinese Goods—So Long as they Make Him Richer
Trump rallied to save a major Chinese firm right in the middle of a trade war of his own making. Why?