Stories by Todd Tucker

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Candidates Across U.S. Attack Jobs and Tax Dollars Going Overseas but Ignore the Real Heart of the Problem

Posted on: Oct 29, 2010, Source: AlterNet

We're facing an unprecedented jobs crisis fueled by offshoring, but the politicians’ 30-second television ads do not explain why this is happening.

Free Trade a Clear Wedge Issue in '08 Election

Posted on: Jul 12, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

With McCain for NAFTA and Obama critical of it, trade is sure to be on the minds of voters in November.

Immigration, Big Tobacco and the Corporate Takeover of ... Everything

Posted on: May 15, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

"We migrate because we don't think there are options."

Making History: Fast-Track for Corporate Legislation is Dead

Posted on: Apr 15, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

End of an era?

Mexico Got the Shafta from NAFTA

Posted on: Apr 3, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

Mexico stands to lose an amount equal to 3 percent of their GDP due to the over-reliance on the U.S. export market.

The Colombia trap

Posted on: Mar 17, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

A trade deal with Colombia won't be beaten by moral outrage alone.

McCain, Clinton and Obama on Trade: Digging Deeper

Posted on: Mar 11, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

Corporate lobbyists, politicians, and ‘free market’ think tanks work hand-in-hand to lock in corporate privileges.

Dems' Plans Hobbled by Trade Deals They Championed

Posted on: Mar 4, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

It's one of the great unspoken ironies of campaign 2008.

Trade: “Core Labor Standards” are a Dodge

Posted on: Feb 28, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

They have nothing to do with the rising living standards with which "free-traders" justify corporate trade deals.

Green Jobs, Soft Bigotries, Big Opportunities

Posted on: Feb 27, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

Will the Democrats' signature "green jobs" plans be undermined by their fealty to lobbyist-written trade deals?

Corporate Lobbyists Have Turned Human Rights into a Tradeable Commodity

Posted on: Feb 18, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

Corporate interests are savvy at bringing about incremental policy changes with far-reaching consequences.

Communism for Capitalists: Trade Deals Limit Enviro Policies

Posted on: Jan 31, 2008, Source: Eyes on Trade

Many of the "green economy" plans are illegal according to the WTO.

New Research: Win-Win from "Free Trade" is a Big Lie

Posted on: Oct 30, 2007, Source: Eyes on Trade

Neoliberal "trade" deals depress wages for 70 percent of workers.

Death Clock Begins: Bush Sends New NAFTA Expansion to Congress

Posted on: Oct 1, 2007, Source: Eyes on Trade

A new investors' protection agreement based on the despised NAFTA model is passing through Congress.

Trade: U.S. is "World's Biggest Loser"

Posted on: Aug 29, 2007, Source: Eyes on Trade

"Victims" of the perverse system we created?

Toxic Toys, Deadly Dog Food and Other Wonders of "Free Trade"

Posted on: Aug 21, 2007, Source: Eyes on Trade

Mattel says its supply chain just has a few bad apples. Where have we heard that before?

Trade: the Ivory Tower Meets the Campaign Stump

Posted on: Aug 7, 2007, Source: Eyes on Trade

Trade orthodoxy is increasingly being challenged.

Why Democrats May End Up on the Wrong Side of the Social Security Privatization War

Posted on: Jul 30, 2007, Source: AlterNet

The push to cover the planet in trade deals is intended to give foreign investors new "rights." Now these deals are being used to keep failed private retirement systems in corporate hands.

Dems Cut Trade Deal with Bush; Poised to Throw American Workers Under Bus

Posted on: May 22, 2007, Source: AlterNet

Democrats talked tough on trade to win a majority. Now they're poised to enter into a deal with Bush and his cronies that not one labor, environmental, small business, public health or consumer group supports.

Dems Had Better Listen to the Public's Anger Over Our Failed Trade Policy

Posted on: Feb 6, 2007, Source: AlterNet

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?