I passed on watching the debate last night (it’s just not that interesting, frankly) but, after hearing that NAFTA was attacked by both candidates, I had to go back and read the transcript. My conclusion: neither Sen. Clinton or Sen. Obama understand the issue of trade, or they will be unwilling to make the […]
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Who Knew NAFTA Had So Many Enemies?
Posted on 28 February 2008.
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Who Knew NAFTA Had So Many Enemies?
Posted on 28 February 2008.
I passed on watching the debate last night (it’s just not that interesting, frankly) but, after hearing that NAFTA was attacked by both candidates, I had to go back and read the transcript. My conclusion: neither Sen. Clinton or Sen. Obama understand the issue of trade, or they will be unwilling to make the […]
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Ho-Hum, Another Bush Hack Casts An Ugly Shadow
Posted on 08 February 2008.
They’ve poisoned the State Department, the Labor Department, the EPA…you’d think that the Bushies would be exhausted by now–it isn’t easy to dismantle a government either by defunding it or making a mockery of its original intent. But, you have to eat least tip your hat to those folks–they just don’t get tired. So, […]
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Ho-Hum, Another Bush Hack Casts An Ugly Shadow
Posted on 08 February 2008.
They’ve poisoned the State Department, the Labor Department, the EPA…you’d think that the Bushies would be exhausted by now–it isn’t easy to dismantle a government either by defunding it or making a mockery of its original intent. But, you have to eat least tip your hat to those folks–they just don’t get tired. So, […]
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George Bush and Lies About The Economy
Posted on 13 October 2007.
The Wall Street Journal has an interview today with George Bush that gives great insight into the disinformation, lies and, charitably, cognitive dissonance that underpins the Administration’s economic policy. "We have lost sight of what it means to be a nation willing to be aggressive in the world, and spread freedom or deal with disease," […]
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Strange Bedfellows
Posted on 23 August 2007.
No, I haven’t turned this into a sex advice column (hmmm…maybe the readership would skyrocket? Memo to NW–put on "to consider" list). From way back during the fight over NAFTA, there was an interesting–and, for some, uncomfortable–alliance between "left" and "right." The "left" saw NAFTA as a disaster for workers and the environment, whereas […]
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Sweating In Soldier Field: Too Timid on Trade
Posted on 09 August 2007.
The most interesting responses during last night’s presidential "debate" were those on trade, specifically, those answers to Keith Olbermann’s question about whether NAFTA should be scraped or fixed. I admit that I have an abnormal interest in the topic but, to me, it is the defining issue for the future for workers here and abroad. […]
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The Rangel Trade Deal: What Liberals Don’t Get
Posted on 11 May 2007.
   We still need to read the fine print regarding the trade deal that was struck yesterday between the Administration and House Democrats (or, to be more precise, Ways and Means Chair Charlie Rangel). But, I’m always struck by the way in which liberals and even a few progressives (note: there is a difference) still […]
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