Stories by Deborah James
Deborah James is the Director of International Programs for the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and a Board member of Global Exchange.
The failure to expand the WTO shows that the ideology of "free trade" has lost its luster.
Posted on Aug 21, 2008
In November, American voters sent a strong message that said they're fed up with the status quo on U.S. trade policy. But will the newly emergent Dems listen?
Posted on Feb 7, 2007
The potential failure of the WTO meetings in Hong Kong may well spell the end of the corporate-controlled trade agreements.
Posted on Dec 10, 2005
His frightening public call to assassinate Hugo Chávez is consistent with the U.S. government's hostile stance toward Venezuela -- but that doesn't mean it should go unpunished.
Posted on Aug 25, 2005
The trade bill was approved by a razor-thin margin, and it's sparking dramatic protests -- and progressives' ire. Did it pass on merit, or pork barrel politics?
Posted on Jul 29, 2005
If the U.S. wants to be received as a partner in the Americas, we could start by developing a trade policy that benefits not just U.S. corporate interests, but the vast majority of poor workers and farmers in Latin America.
Posted on May 31, 2005
A visit to refugee camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan indicates what the future holds for post-war Afghanistan.
Posted on Dec 13, 2001
