Yesterday, in Costa Rica, 100,000 people marched to protest the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). You thought that was a done deal, huh? Well, not as far as Costa Ricans are concerned, as a Reuters report tell us: More than 100,000 Costa Ricans, some dressed as skeletons, protested a U.S. trade pact on Sunday […]
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Costa Rica Shows Some Spine
Posted on 03 May 2005.
As the fight over the Central American Free Trade Agreement heats up, I’ll have more to say. CAFTA is yet another in the so-called “free trade” agreements that basically write in law, “let’s screw workers for the sake of capital.” Okay, it’s a bit more sophisticated. Today’s Wall Street Journal, though, has some good news: […]
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