Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza
The president should be proposing new rules for importers who manufacture their products overseas, but don’t hold your breath.
Apr 23, 2014 / William Greider
The World Bank’s Waste of Energy The World Bank’s Waste of Energy
Expanding energy access makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is using a failed scheme—like carbon trading—to pay for it.
Apr 11, 2014 / Janet Redman and Foreign Policy In Focus
Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made? Do You Know Where Your Government Uniform Was Made?
Despite some laudatory local and state efforts, taxpayer dollars are still being used to purchase clothes made in sweatshops.
Apr 9, 2014 / Sharon Kelly
When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse When the Government Outsources to Private Companies, Inequality Gets Worse
A new study exposes the hidden consequences of government contracting for workers and communities
Mar 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How the Proposed US-EU Trade Agreement Screws Workers and Undermines Democracy How the Proposed US-EU Trade Agreement Screws Workers and Undermines Democracy
The real goal of the TTIP is to weaken the power of citizens to defend themselves against corporate abuses.
Mar 24, 2014 / Andrew Erwin and Foreign Policy In Focus
How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform How to Win the Fight for Immigration Reform
Change won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers.
Mar 10, 2014 / Oscar Chacon, Amy Shannon, and Foreign Policy In Focus
Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy Obama Administration Gets It Precisely Wrong on Trade Policy
The White House’s “2014 Trade Policy Agenda” rehashes failed ideas that harm rather than help economic renewal.
Mar 5, 2014 / John Nichols
Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post
A new US trade representative is a former lobbyist pushing for limits on Internet freedom and draconian intellectual property policy.
Feb 27, 2014 / Lee Fang
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Want to Know What NAFTA Teaches Us About the TPP Fight? This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Want to Know What NAFTA Teaches Us About the TPP Fight?
It was clear then, as it is now, that "free-trade" agreements are disasters for workers and the environment.
Feb 15, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is the Port Authority Raising Wages for Only Some Airport Workers? Why Is the Port Authority Raising Wages for Only Some Airport Workers?
Thanks to a muddled response from the bi-state agency, subcontracted workers at LaGuardia and JFK airports will receive raises, but those at Newark will not.
Feb 4, 2014 / Allegra Kirkland