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Bipartisan State Legislator Coalition Opposes NAFTA-style deal with Korea
Mar 03, 2011
As the U.S. Congress gears up to make decisions on the Korea free trade agreement, state legislators are urging Congress to consider the repercussions of another NAFTA-style agreement for states. The Korea agreement is anticipated as the first in a bevvy of bad trade agreements to come... -
Korea FTA Presents More Economic Hurdles for States
Jan 20, 2011
As the nation’s unemployment rate ticks close to ten percent, the Obama administration has announced it will push for early 2011 passage of the largest trade agreement since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is modeled on NAFTA, with... -
As Voters and Candidates Attack Unfair Trade, A New Tool To Find Trade-Related Job Loss in Your Community
Oct 21, 2010
Voters’ worries about job off-shoring and “free trade” have become dominant themes this election season. The latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll found the impact of trade and outsourcing is one of the only issues on which Americans of different classes, occupations and... -
CAFTA Trade Lawsuit Highlights Threat To State Regulations From Bad Trade Agreements
Aug 26, 2010
We've detailed in the past the way new international trade deals empower corporations to undermine local regulations. A recent case highlights just how byzantine and dangerous the process is getting: A Canadian mining company is using a recently established Nevada subsidiary to use the federal...
