Staff / TruthdigJul 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 )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigSep 3, 2016
The 5,544-page text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership confirms that the agreement would be another step in the global capitalists' march to enslave us. Open, sustained revolt is our only option. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Alex Kirby / Climate News NetworkFeb 26, 2016
The U.S. has invoked world trade regulations to challenge India’s ambitious program to massively expand its renewable energy capacity and provide local jobs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 21, 2015
For decades we have heard that free trade would result in prosperity for all. But in fact, the rich have gotten richer, the poor poorer, and the planet has been thrown into peril. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Thor Benson / TruthdigFeb 4, 2015
Even members of Congress can’t find what’s in the agreement being negotiated by the U.S. and 11 other nations, critics of the accord say. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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This critic of globalization is one of the few voices trying to alert the public to a secretive, ongoing effort to create a legal means for corporations to attack and subvert government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigSep 25, 2012
For motives that are not entirely clear, Vladimir Putin's Russia has overcome stiff opposition at home and in the United States to take its place in the World Trade Organization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 23, 2009
It's not the first time that objections have been raised over the kinds of values promoted, whether explicitly or implicitly, by media products hailing from the general vicinity of Hollywood, but this time the issue concerns a whole country taking on a major international commercial coalition: China and the World Trade Organization, respectively. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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