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On AlterNet: nafta

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "nafta"

Free Trade a Clear Wedge Issue in '08 Election

Free Trade a Clear Wedge Issue in '08 Election

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. July 13, 2008.
With McCain for NAFTA and Obama critical of it, trade is sure to be on the minds of voters in November.

Obama Goes Soft on Free Trade

Obama Goes Soft on Free Trade

John Nichols, TheNation.com. June 25, 2008.
Obama campaigned against NAFTA during the primaries. Now he's backpedaling and reassuring Wall Street about that same policy.

Americans Want NAFTA Renegotiated

Americans Want NAFTA Renegotiated

Brandon Wu, Eyes on Trade AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. June 24, 2008.
New polling shows a majority across party lines favors scrapping the current deal.

How To Break a Strike

How To Break a Strike

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade AlterNet: PEEK. May 28, 2008.
How companies use NAFTA to break the backs of strikers and unions.

Toward a New Washington Consensus on Trade

Toward a New Washington Consensus on Trade

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 16, 2008.
When will U.S. politicians recognize that NAFTA is bad for everyone?

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

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

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. May 15, 2008.
"We migrate because we don't think there are options."

Smart Supply-Side Immigration Control

Smart Supply-Side Immigration Control

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 1, 2008.
One can't only look at demand ...

Making History: Fast-Track for Corporate Legislation is Dead

Making History: Fast-Track for Corporate Legislation is Dead

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. April 15, 2008.
End of an era?

Busting Paranoid Right-Wing Fantasies of Dissolving the Mexico-U.S.-Canada Borders

Busting Paranoid Right-Wing Fantasies of Dissolving the Mexico-U.S.-Canada Borders

Manuel Pérez Rocha, Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. April 9, 2008.
It's time to call BS on the idea of a mythical North American Union.

Mexico Got the Shafta from NAFTA

Mexico Got the Shafta from NAFTA

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. April 4, 2008.
Mexico stands to lose an amount equal to 3 percent of their GDP due to the over-reliance on the U.S. export market.

Hillary's NAFTA Lies Kill All of Her Credibility on Trade

Hillary's NAFTA Lies Kill All of Her Credibility on Trade

John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: Election 2008. March 22, 2008.
When it comes to the essential test of the trade debate, Clinton has been identified as a liar -- a put-in-boldface-type "L-I-A-R" liar.

McCain, Clinton and Obama on Trade: Digging Deeper

McCain, Clinton and Obama on Trade: Digging Deeper

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. March 11, 2008.
Corporate lobbyists, politicians, and ‘free market’ think tanks work hand-in-hand to lock in corporate privileges.

Hope in the Time of NAFTA

Hope in the Time of NAFTA

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. March 7, 2008.
This epoch of globalization has become an era of media-driven insouciance.

NAFTA-Gate Shocker: Did Hillary's Camp Lie and Frame Obama?

NAFTA-Gate Shocker: Did Hillary's Camp Lie and Frame Obama?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Video. March 7, 2008.
The Canadian Government says it was the Clinton campaign who told them not to worry about NAFTA, not Obama's.

Dems' Plans Hobbled by Trade Deals They Championed

Dems' Plans Hobbled by Trade Deals They Championed

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. March 4, 2008.
It's one of the great unspoken ironies of campaign 2008.

Are Conservatives in Canada Coordinating with US Right Wingers to Defeat the Dems?

Are Conservatives in Canada Coordinating with US Right Wingers to Defeat the Dems?

Chris Bowers, Open Left AlterNet: Video. March 4, 2008.
Is conservative Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper trying to sabotage Barack Obama's campaign?

Clinton Camp Throws Kitchen Sink, Chairs, and Table at Obama

Clinton Camp Throws Kitchen Sink, Chairs, and Table at Obama

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. February 29, 2008.
Hillary Clinton has released a new ad which is receiving unflattering comparisons to LBJ's infamous "Daisy Ad" from 1964.

Canadian Embassy Says Obama/NAFTA Rumours are False

Canadian Embassy Says Obama/NAFTA Rumours are False

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: Election 2008. February 28, 2008.
Good thing Obama's rapid response was nimble enough to jump on this so quickly.

The Media's Election

The Media's Election

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 27, 2008.
The corporate-owned media play a large, often unnoticed role in U.S. national politics.

The Oscar for Best Performance by a Candidate Goes to...

The Oscar for Best Performance by a Candidate Goes to...

Scarecrow, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 25, 2008.
And the winner is . . .

The Issue That Could Decide the Democratic Nomination and the General Election

The Issue That Could Decide the Democratic Nomination and the General Election

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. February 23, 2008.
It's NAFTA stupid.

Mexican Campaign Against NAFTA Finds Its Focus

Mexican Campaign Against NAFTA Finds Its Focus

Katie Kohlstedt, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 15, 2008.
Hundreds of thousands are organizing against NAFTA and its encroaching powers.

Will Dems Follow Through on Promises to Fix NAFTA?

Will Dems Follow Through on Promises to Fix NAFTA?

Sarah Anderson, AlterNet. January 16, 2008.
Washington is long overdue for making sure U.S. trade policies put workers and the environment above corporate interests.

We Forget What It Was Really Like Under the Clintons

We Forget What It Was Really Like Under the Clintons

David Morris, AlterNet. January 7, 2008.
NAFTA failures; deregulation of banking and ENRON's rise; "Welfare Reform" that led to more poor people. This and more is what the Clintons gave us.

Iowa Caucuses: The Good Guys Are Winning on Trade

Iowa Caucuses: The Good Guys Are Winning on Trade

Jonathan Tasini, Working Life. December 29, 2007.
Here's something you don't see often: actual details about the candidates' positions.