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On AlterNet: trade

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

30 Hours Clashing with Corporate Lobbyists on a White House Committee Showed Me How Hard

30 Hours Clashing with Corporate Lobbyists on a White House Committee Showed Me How Hard "Change" Really Is

Sarah Anderson, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 5, 2009.
The "cow-boy" model of capitalism has failed dramatically, but corporate America still wants to roam the planet free of regulation.

Pittsburgh Police Riot, Attack Students

Pittsburgh Police Riot, Attack Students

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. September 26, 2009.
"The only figures breaking any laws on that calm campus were the cops themselves."

Massive Parking Lot of Ghost Ships a Sign of the Econopocalypse

Massive Parking Lot of Ghost Ships a Sign of the Econopocalypse

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 24, 2009.
Staggering sight ....

Specter-Sestak Attack Each Other From The Left on Trade

Specter-Sestak Attack Each Other From The Left on Trade

Mike Elk, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: Politics. August 14, 2009.
Trade policy may become a flash point in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary.

We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package

We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus Package

Mike Lux, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. July 9, 2009.
We need a comprehensive policy package that is very simply focused on one thing and one thing only: jobs.

Trade Fight: Labor Slowly Moves Into Position to Oppose Obama

Trade Fight: Labor Slowly Moves Into Position to Oppose Obama

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. May 20, 2009.
AFL-CIO gears up to fight Obama's plans to push free-trade deals.

Shocking Scenarios: Rapid Economic Contraction May Lead to New Wars and Radicalized Politics

Shocking Scenarios: Rapid Economic Contraction May Lead to New Wars and Radicalized Politics

Arun Gupta, Indypendent. April 6, 2009.
Economic contraction could provoke: confrontation between U.S. and China or an unraveling of the European Union.

Just a Few More Words on the Washington Post's Newly Discovered Form of

Just a Few More Words on the Washington Post's Newly Discovered Form of "Protectionism"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 28, 2009.
Sorry to belabor the point.

Washington Post's

Washington Post's "Free-Trade" Zombies Discover New Form of "Protectionism"

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 28, 2009.
You'd think the free flow of capital, goods and services is a miracle unto itself rather than a means to an end.

The Taliban and Opium Industry Are Getting U.S. Billions -- Not So Much for the Rest of Afghanistan

The Taliban and Opium Industry Are Getting U.S. Billions -- Not So Much for the Rest of Afghanistan

Pratap Chatterjee, Tomdispatch.com. March 23, 2009.
Parts of Afghanistan that have neither violent Taliban resistance nor much opium trade are virtually ignored by the U.S.

In Wake of Crisis, New Economic Thinking Emerges

In Wake of Crisis, New Economic Thinking Emerges

Dean Baker, AlterNet. February 9, 2009.
Unfortunately, many liberals have not moved beyond Lyndon Johnson's thinking on the role of the government in the economy.

A Better Way to End Unauthorized Immigration

A Better Way to End Unauthorized Immigration

Douglas Massey, Miller-McCune.com. January 8, 2009.
How Europe's trade model could solve America's immigration problem.

The Seven Deadly Deficits: What the Bush Years Really Cost Us

The Seven Deadly Deficits: What the Bush Years Really Cost Us

Joseph Stiglitz, Mother Jones. December 22, 2008.
And how President Obama can get the economy back on track.

Bush Playing Chicken With Detroit in Last-Gasp Effort to Demoralize the Dems

Bush Playing Chicken With Detroit in Last-Gasp Effort to Demoralize the Dems

David Sirota, AlterNet. November 14, 2008.
Bush has his thumb on the Democratic Party's most divisive issue.

The Nasty Truth: Free Trade Agreements May Scuttle Green Jobs Plans

The Nasty Truth: Free Trade Agreements May Scuttle Green Jobs Plans

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. October 30, 2008.
Many of the promises the candidates make on the stump would have trouble passing muster with the WTO -- that's the whole point of "free trade" deals.

Obama vs. McCain: The Battle over Immigration Has Woken up an Electoral Sleeping Giant -- Voter Guide

Obama vs. McCain: The Battle over Immigration Has Woken up an Electoral Sleeping Giant -- Voter Guide

AlterNetOctober 17, 2008.
See how Obama and McCain compare on everything from border fences to Homeland Security's brutal immigrant detention network.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy

AlterNetOctober 9, 2008.
From the housing crisis to the minimum wage, a look at where the candidates stand on nine important economic issues.

Why Shouldn't Trade Lift Workers Out of Poverty?

Why Shouldn't Trade Lift Workers Out of Poverty?

Arthur MacEwan, Dollars and Sense. October 1, 2008.
In many low-income countries, economic expansion comes along with severe inequality.

Let's Renegotiate NAFTA and the WTO Agreement

Let's Renegotiate NAFTA and the WTO Agreement

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. September 30, 2008.
Trade is not an end in itself -- the goal is to improve people's living standards.

Why Obama Shouldn't Cave on Trade

Why Obama Shouldn't Cave on Trade

Roger Bybee, Foreign Policy in Focus. September 30, 2008.
Obama is coming under fire from the Beltway Establishment for questioning trade orthodoxy.

Iran Now Iraq's Main Trading Partner

Iran Now Iraq's Main Trading Partner

Hazem al-Jumaili, Azzaman. September 8, 2008.
Bilateral trade between Iraq and Iran has boomed since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.

There Is an Alternative to Corporate Rule

There Is an Alternative to Corporate Rule

Mark Engler, Nation Books. September 1, 2008.
All over the world, alternative approaches to capitalist greed are bubbling up from the grassroots.

Dems' New Take on Trade is Good News for American Families

Staff, Citizens Trade Campaign AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2008.
Citizens Trade Campaign takes a look at the Democrats' position on trade and like what they see.

I.O.U.S.A.: A Surprisingly Entertaining Look at America's Debt Crisis

I.O.U.S.A.: A Surprisingly Entertaining Look at America's Debt Crisis

Jessica Mosby, The Wip. August 11, 2008.
If you're willing to shell out the cash to see I.O.U.S.A., you'll be surprised at how enjoyable a film about America's economy can be.

German Firms Eye Iraq Market

German Firms Eye Iraq Market

Middle East OnlineJuly 24, 2008.
Iraq was historically a strong partner for Germany.