Free Trade

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Where is the Economic Team of Rivals?

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Citigroup, Robert Rubin, Clinton, Economy, Deregulation, Regulation, Free Trade, Peter Orszag, Timothy Geithner, Bob Rubin, Barack Obama, Lawrence Summers, Obama Cabinet, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News

It appears there is at least one area of his fledgling administration that is not open to discussion or debate -- the economy.

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Delay Consideration of Colombia Trade Deal

Kenneth Roth | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade Agreements, Colombia Free Trade, Free Trade, U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, International, Free Trade Agreement, Politics News

Congress must work with President-elect Obama to design a policy for Colombia in which "free" trade is not built on dead worker representatives.

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Demand for New Globalization Model Goes Mainstream as Fair-Trade Election Pick-Ups Move Congress' Views Closer to Public's

Lori Wallach | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cafta, Larry Kissell, Kay Hagan, Public Citizen, Trade, Free Trade, Globalization, Jeff Merkley, Wto, Nafta, Global Trade Watch, Barack Obama, Election, Politics News

From the presidential race to both chambers of Congress, successful candidates in 2008 election races ran on a platform of fundamental overhaul of U.S. trade and globalization policies.

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The Seventy Percent Solution

Marco Trbovich | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

70 percent of the US economy has been dependent on consumer purchasing to sustain economic growth. The portion of workers in the US who do not have a college education is also 70 percent.

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Signs of a Political Earthquake in Oregon

David Sirota | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gordon Smith, Senate, Pacific Northwest, Economic Crisis, Free Trade, Jeff Merkley, Election 2008, Oregon, Politics News

A Democratic U.S. Senate that included Jeff Merkley as one of its stars would have a much more difficult time rubber stamping the corporate-written trade policies.

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Obama & Human Rights Watch -- Colombia Must Improve Human Rights

Dan Kovalik | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Free Trade, Obama, Mccain, Colombia, Barack Obama, Bush, Politics News

Yesterday, Human Rights Watch issued a damning human rights report on Colombia and echoed Obama's view that the U.S. should continue to delay ratification of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

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Hanging Ourselves With a Chinese-Made Rope

David Sirota | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade, Trade, Fair Trade, Politics News

Nobody is against trade. Nobody. Though "free" traders say that anyone opposing their agenda is "anti-trade" that's just not true...at all. Fair traders are for vigorous trade, just with a different set of rules.

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Free Markets, Free Trade & Death

Dan Kovalik | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Undiscovered Tribes, Peru, Wall Street, Bailout, Economy, Free Trade, Crisis, Capitalism, Indigenous, Free Trade Agreement, Politics News

While the effects of free trade in Peru are horrendous, the good news is that people there are fighting back.

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Take a Dose of Battle in Seattle to Relieve Washington Fatigue

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Under the right set of circumstances -- like impending balloting on their re-election -- Congressmen do respond to public outcry.

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Debate Coming: Freshen Up Your Foreign Policy Expertise

Off The Bus | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Russia, Energy, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Free Trade, Immigration, International Diplomacy, HIV/AIDS, Barack Obama, Environment, Election 2008, Iraq, Europe, John McCain, Home News

Tonight is the much anticipated, almost canceled, still going forward, first presidential debate of this election. Focused on foreign policy, it will ...

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Time to Take a Second Look at Our "Free Trade" Agreements

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade Agreements, World Trade Organization, Wto, Nafta, Protest, Free Trade, Globalization, Battle in Seattle, Movie, Progressive Movement, Stuart Townsend, Politics News

We also have nearly 15 years of experience with NAFTA and it clearly did not deliver on most of its promises. It was sold as a job creator, but the United States has actually lost jobs.

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McCain, Obama On Iraq, Afghanistan And Trade

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Surge, John McCain, Nato, Arugula, Katie Couric, Iraq, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Iraq Withdrawal, Obama Iraq, Free Trade, Auto Workers, Cafta, Education Reform, Election 2008, Home News

Over the course of this week, OffTheBus is running a primer on some of the most important foreign policy issues the next president will face. The primer can act as a guide to how candidates Barack Obama and John McCain stand on each issue. Check out the links for more information on these issues. Today, the primer looks at where Obama and McCain stand on Iraq, Afghanistan and trade policy.

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The Dead Core of McCain's Republican Party

Paul Jenkins | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Transportation, Immigration, Iraq, Race, Democratic Party, Sarah Palin, Stem Cell Research, Iran, Military, Phil Gramm, Carly Fiorina, Technology, Republican Party, African-American Issues, Abortion, Halliburton, Science, Free Trade, Hispanic Issues, Texas, Uzbekistan, Pennsylvania, Capitalism, Barack Obama, College, Oil, Health Care, Scranton, Energy, Gay Marriage, Economy, Politics News

Now that it has thoroughly discredited the market economy it was ostensibly pushing, the Republican Party is left with no clear, logical economic agenda.

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A Crash Course in Economics

Larry Beinhart | Posted 09.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Government Tax Policy 2008, Infrastructure, Free Trade, Bear Stearns, Economics, Stock Markets, Lehman Brothers, Economy, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Business News

As I read the economics news, I'm having that exact same sensation, that we're in a slow motion crash.

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Former Colombia Foreign Minister Argues For An Extension Of Tough U.S. Drug Plan And Free Trade, Supports McCain

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Russia, Congress, Colombia FARC, Venezuela, Pablo Escobar, Sarah Palin Vice President, War on Drugs, Wall Street Journal, Killing Pablo, Offthebus, Plan Colombia, Trade Deficit, Colombia Free Trade, Alvaro Uribe, Farc, Para-Military Groups, Bill Clinton, Hugo Chavez, John McCain, Democratic Congress, John Bussey, Pablo Escobar Films, Terrorism, Free Trade, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Manufacturing Jobs, Barack Obama 2008, Outsourcing, Outsourcing to India, Labor Unions, Colombia, Sarah Palin, Narco-Trafficking, Fernando Araujo, Unions, Cocaine, Tu-160, Home News

I think Senator McCain will probably win in November because what North Americans value most is security, stability and experience, and that is McCain.

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Leadership is More Than Profit

Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory | Posted 09.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Trade, u.s. Economy Problems, Globalization, Corporate Responsibility, Shareholder Value, Economics, Corporate America, Economy, CEO Pay, Recession, Business News

In the rush to globalization, the United States has tossed aside a crucial principle that guided the economic prosperity of the twentieth century: co...

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Sarah Palin, Explain Yourself, or Stop Using the USW as a Prop

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Alaska, John McCain, Social Security, Employee Free Choice Act, Free Trade, Usw, Democrat, Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, United Steelworkers, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Republican, New York Times, Earmark, Politics News

When presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his intended vice presidential running mate, those ...

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One Effect Of Money's Influence On Policies

Dave Johnson | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Outsourcing, China, Trade, Jobs, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade, Politics News

What the people who run American corporations call "free" trade is hurting our economy more than it is helping.

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America's Middle Class Needs Right to Bargain, Secure Contracts -- Like CEOs Have

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Smithfield Foods, United Food and Commercial Workers, Wal-Mart, Employee Freedom Action Committee, Economy, Human Rights Watch, Employee Free Choice Act, Rick Berman, Middle Class, Free Trade, Usw, Medicaid, United Steelworkers, Walton Family, National Labor Relations Board, Global Corporations, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, Tobacco Lobbyist, Agriprocessors Inc. Immigration, Kosher, Minimum Wage, Union Busters, Lance Compa, Health Insurance, Meatpacking, Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, Union, Undocumented, Business News

When uninsured Wal-Mart workers get sick, American taxpayers foot the bill. They pay for coverage through Medicaid, the health insurance plan for the poor. That's what the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, banks on.

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China Trade Promises All Snake Oil -- Fair Trade Crucial

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Fair Trade, Economy, Labor Law, Free Trade, China, Economic Policy Institute, Kai Da Toy Factory, U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, Minimum Wage, World Trade Organization, Susan C. Schwab, Olympic Games, United Steelworkers, India, Aqua Dots, Heparin, National Labor Committee, Sesame Street’s Kid K’Nex Ernie, Business News

We need fair trade. And so do Chinese workers and families, who are being abused by this so-called free trade system that benefits only CEOs and major shareholders of global corporations.

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Chinese Antitrust Law: The New Face of Protectionism?

Anu Bradford | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: China Antimonopoly Law, Wto, Trade Policies, Free Trade, Protectionism, China Economy, Chan Protectionism, China, Business News

China's new antimonopoly law reflects the resurgence of protectionist sentiments in China following the increase in foreign acquisitions of Chinese corporations. How should the US respond?

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An Aid-free Country

Josh Ruxin | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Rwanda, Mike Huckabee, Pepfar, Tom Daschle, Free Trade, Aids Epidemic in Africa, Rwanda Genocide, Politics News

As health, sanitation and education improve in Rwanda, its citizens are increasingly interested in programs and businesses that build prosperity. Ambitiously, they wish to make their country a middle-income nation by 2020.

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Bush Goes to China and We Get Crappy T-shirts

James P. Hoffa | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Olympics 2008, George W. Bush, Free Trade, China, Labor Unions, Olympics Boycott, Fair Trade, Politics News

The truth is Bush doesn't have a choice: He has to be nice to the Chinese by going to the Olympic ceremonies. His policies have made the President of the United States beholden to Chinese capital.

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Obama to Represent the Uprising on Trade?

David Sirota | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Trade, Colombia Free Trade, Colombia, Free Trade, Barack Obama, Politics News

Politicians supporting the Colombian trade deal have blood on their hands - there's no other way to put it.

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Why Is McCain Afraid To Talk To U.S. Workers About Trade?

James P. Hoffa | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade, Workers, Colombia Free Trade, Colombia, McCain Trade, Politics News

By traveling to Colombia to promote a trade program that will continue the race to the bottom, McCain is ignoring the crimes of its regime, which condones the torture and murder of trade unionists.

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