Tag: Free Trade
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Cementing Neo-Colonial Relations: the EU–Mercosur ‘Free’ Trade Deal
“EU and Mercosur leaders ignore the voice of the people to push forward with toxic deal,” declared the Stop EU-Mercosur campaign alliance, a coalition of more than 450 organisations from … Keep reading »
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A Geopolitical European Union?
On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a ‘geopolitical Commission’: “We have enormous tasks ahead of us: … Keep reading »
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Beyond NAFTA and CUSMA: Democracy Not Corporatocracy
The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) falls short of any real alternative, rather it follows a long line of neoliberal trade agreements that have little to do with trade and everything … Watch video »
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The Defence of Humanity Requires the Radicalisation of Popular Struggles
In August this year, the acclaimed socialist writer and activist Samir Amin (1931-2018) passed away. Born in Egypt and educated in Port Said and Paris, he eventually settled as director … Keep reading »
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What’s Behind the Trade War?
Trump’s burgeoning trade war is more about asserting U.S. dominance in the world than helping American workers – writes David Kotz. Keep reading »
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What is Really the Matter with CETA?
Canada’s Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland’s sense of amour propre was clearly dented last week when the latest talks to salvage the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European … Keep reading »
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The Building Storm Against the TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the one of the most recent of the neoliberal trade agreements being proposed. The final proposal was signed off in February 2016 in Auckland, New … Watch video »
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Is South America’s ‘Progressive Cycle’ At an End?
In this ambitious and compelling overview of the strategic and programmatic issues at stake in South America today, Argentine political economist Claudio Katz expands on many of the observations he … Keep reading »
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Growing Tomatoes in the Era of Free Trade
Southwestern Ontario is the historic home of Canadian tomato growers. The bulk of the crop goes to processing, and since 1909 the dominant corporation had been H. J. Heinz, a … Keep reading »