The decision at the start of the new administration is a signal that the president plans to follow through on promises to be aggressive with foreign competitors. TPP was a horrible deal, … Continue reading Trump Abandons Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Undercover investigation by China Labor Watch exposes low wages, hazardous chemicals and overtime beyond legal limits That Mattel Hot Wheels toy you’re giving your child this Christmas, made by a Chinese worker … Continue reading The grim truth of Chinese factories producing the west’s Christmas toys
If you needed proof that trade agreements are just an excuse to hand big business power at our expense, look no further than Ceta, a deal between the EU and CanadaLike the … Continue reading Think TTIP is a threat to democracy? There’s another trade deal that’s already signed
But it now appears that globalization reaches its limits. These limits exist for two reasons. Firstly, there is the environmental limit. Globalization leads to very strong forms of specialization. There is of … Continue reading How Far Should We Push Globalisation?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership would make it harder to inspect seafood imports, putting potentially unsafe seafood in our food system. One more reason why these “free trade” deals are bad. Source: Toxic Buffet: … Continue reading Toxic Buffet: How the TPP Trades Away Seafood Safety | Food & Water Watch
Policymakers must address needs of trade-affected workers, International Monetary Fund’s new World Economic Outlook says Source: IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’ | Business | The … Continue reading IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’
To dismiss the rest of globalization’s critics as communists who hate freedom and just want to curl up in the lap of government and hide from change is absurd and insulting. Most … Continue reading Finally, an honest look at globalization! – Rolling Stone
The tobacco giant has to pay $7m to the South American nation of 3.4m people in a dispute over cigarette adverts. But the case could still set a worrying precedent This is … Continue reading Who really won the legal battle between Philip Morris and Uruguay? Lawyers
The pact has few friends left in Washington, but America’s Asian allies may see backing off as a betrayal of Washington’s commitment to the region. What a crappy piece of reporting. The … Continue reading Why Dropping the Trans-Pacific Partnership May Be a Bad Idea
By contrast, Hillary Clinton has qualified her previous encouragement of the agreement, and now says she opposes it. … by picking him, Clinton is signaling that her newly declared opposition to the agreement … Continue reading Hours Before Hillary Clinton’s VP Decision, Likely Pick Tim Kaine Praises the TPP
China has been told it must close down steel mills dumping excess production in Europe if the country is to be admitted to the global club that will allow it to trade … Continue reading Juncker tells China to cut steel production or be frozen out of global trade club
If you needed proof that modern trade agreements are actually nothing more than an excuse to hand big business power at our expense, you need look no further than Ceta. No wonder … Continue reading Think TTIP is a threat to democracy? There’s another trade deal that’s already signed
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