‘Free Markets’ Will Be the End of the Middle Class

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Nov 5, 2019 Only by shedding the neoliberal shibboleths of the past 40 years can we create a sustainable industrial policy and an economy for all. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Trump Exploring Rejoining Pacific Trade Talks, Lawmakers Say

KEN THOMAS and KEVIN FREKING / The Associated Press Apr 12, 2018 Farm-state representatives say the president has asked trade officials to revisit joining negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would open more overseas markets for U.S. farmers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

World Trade Organization Warns That Trump Risks Trade War

JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID RISING / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The potential for escalation is real as we have seen from the initial responses," a spokesman says of the U.S. president's threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Will Try to Sell ‘America First’ at Economic Summit

CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2018 The president arrives at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland ready to argue that his protectionist agenda can go hand-in-hand with global cooperation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Denormalizing Hate

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 America's underlying moral sickness has spread with the immigration debate. Generous, fair and flexible policy is the antidote. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Other G-20 Members Shun U.S. Position on Climate, Strike Deal on Trade

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2017 The final statement of the summit in Germany underlines that every other meeting participant supports the Paris pact, rejected by President Trump on June 1. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Bill Puts Brakes on Mexican Trucks

Staff / Truthdig Mar 11, 2009 President Obama's $410 billion spending bill may paradoxically end funding for a cross-border trucking program between Mexico and the U.S. Critics of the program cite safety issues around Mexican trucks, while Mexican officials decry protectionism as policies surrounding the NAFTA trade agreement continue to fall apart. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New World Trade Treaty Plowed Under

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2008 The World Trade Organization talks in Geneva finally imploded Wednesday, as negotiations over farm subsidies and labor standards collapsed into an immovable standstill between wealthy and poorer countries. The talks, defended heavily by the "developed world," are seen by critics as an instrument to serve corporate interests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )