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Obama's "21st Century Trade Deals" Look a Lot Like the Same Bad Policies He Campaigned Against

Timothy A. Wise, Kevin Gallagher, Comment Is Free. September 9, 2011.

Starting this week in Chicago, the US will be hosting the first major trade negotiations since the "Battle in Seattle" World Trade Organisation talks came here in 1999.

In El Salvador, Cautious Optimism On What a Progressive Win Would Mean for U.S. Relations

Roberto Lovato, New America Media. March 14, 2009.

Bush-era policies like CAFTA and the Iraq War have turned Salvadorans against the U.S. and its allies in the ARENA government.

El Salvador is Poised to Break With the Past; Is the U.S. Ready to Change its Policy Toward Latin America?

Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 13, 2009.

Washington's past policies in El Salvador have been deadly. With Salvadorians poised to vote for change, the U.S. should embrace it.

CAFTA Wins in Razor-Close Costa Rica Vote

AlterNetOctober 8, 2007.

That nearly half the public in Latin America's richest free-market democracy opposed CAFTA despite the intensive campaign in its favor should end the repeated claims that pushing more NAFTA-style free trade deals improves the U.S.'s image in the region.

Threats, Dirty Tricks, Fake Polls: Costa Rica Votes Under Duress on "Free Trade"

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. October 5, 2007.

Costa Rica's citizens will soon become the first to vote on a "free trade" agreement, and the corporatocracy is pulling out all the stops to see that they vote its way.

Bernie Sanders: Fair Trade Now

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Huffington Post. October 5, 2007.

Costa Ricans will be the first to ever vote on a "free trade" agreement.