http://dir.salon.com/topics/free_trade/?source=rss&aim=free_trade en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST By David Sirota Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/06/trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/06/trade/index.html?source=rss International trade affects our healthcare, the economy and the environment -- in other words, everything By David Sirota Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/15/free_trade_trap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/11/15/free_trade_trap/index.html?source=rss The outgoing president wants to spur Democratic infighting by attaching an agreement with Colombia to the economic stimulus package. Obama should say, "no deal." By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/07/free_trade_and_chinese_flags/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/07/free_trade_and_chinese_flags/index.html?source=rss It is OK to burn Old Glory, if she's made in China? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/16/the_scourge_of_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/16/the_scourge_of_free_trade/index.html?source=rss In Michigan, the candidate says we can't turn back the tide of globalization, but not all trade agreements make sense. Is he contradicting himself? Or just being nuanced? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/28/john_wrong_track_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/28/john_wrong_track_mccain/index.html?source=rss Americans are upset with the country's direction, he says, because Congress won't approve free trade deals. Is the man even paying attention? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/trade_time_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/trade_time_out/index.html?source=rss The real threat to the global trading system isn't posed by anti-globalization activists, says Dani Rodrik By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/28/free_trade_in_rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/28/free_trade_in_rice/index.html?source=rss Sure, freer trade will probably boost production, eventually. But that's little comfort to the urban poor, right now. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/15/china_new_zealand/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/15/china_new_zealand/index.html?source=rss While Americans bicker over the Colombia FTA, China and New Zealand cut a deal. Could rising food prices be the reason? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/10/colombian_free_trade_agreement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/10/colombian_free_trade_agreement/index.html?source=rss Now is not the time, or the place, for the president to pick a fight with Congress over the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/04/goolsbee_penn_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/04/goolsbee_penn_trade/index.html?source=rss First there was Obama's "NAFTA-gate." Now comes Clinton's chief campaign strategist, lobbying for a free trade agreement. Which is worse? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/31/obama_free_trade_cafta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/31/obama_free_trade_cafta/index.html?source=rss One month after NAFTA-gate, it's time to look back and see what exactly Barack Obama said about trade, in "The Audacity of Hope" By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/19/the_price_for_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/19/the_price_for_free_trade/index.html?source=rss In Jacksonville, Fla., Bush praises the benefits of trade, but in Washington, helping workers who get burned by the global economy isn't his priority. Too bad for him. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/05/steamship_globalization_and_ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/05/steamship_globalization_and_ohio/index.html?source=rss Who is to blame for unfair global trade? How about the Industrial Revolution? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/26/obama_s_dangerous_protectionism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/26/obama_s_dangerous_protectionism/index.html?source=rss Is his Patriot Employer Act "idiotic" pandering? Or is it how you win an election in Ohio? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/25/clinton_obama_and_nafta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/25/clinton_obama_and_nafta/index.html?source=rss In Ohio, no points are awarded for a nuanced position on free trade. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/20/texas_ohio_nafta_two_step/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/20/texas_ohio_nafta_two_step/index.html?source=rss Free trade doesn't play well with Ohioans. But NAFTA may be popular in southern Texas. What's a politician campaigning in both states to do? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/02/no_more_ibm_thinkpads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/02/no_more_ibm_thinkpads/index.html?source=rss Lenovo wants its brand to stand alone. But one Boeing jet is still worth a million pairs of Chinese sneakers. So who is beating whom? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/10/condoleeza_rice_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/10/condoleeza_rice_free_trade/index.html?source=rss The Secretary of State gives "free trade" a hard sell, but concedes that Americans are becoming more "fearful." So whatcha gonna do about it? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/09/costa_rica_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/09/costa_rica_free_trade/index.html?source=rss But is a referendum the best way to govern? Ask California, and follow the money By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/04/republicans_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/10/04/republicans_free_trade/index.html?source=rss Republicans join Democrats in a retreat from globalization. Should the rest of the world care? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/04/baked_goodness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/04/baked_goodness/index.html?source=rss Global inventories of the grain are plunging and prices are surging. Is the biofuel boogeyman to blame? By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/03/car_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/03/car_sales/index.html?source=rss Detroit's Big Three report continuing sales declines for June. Meanwhile, Prius hybrids are selling like hotcakes. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/11/new_trade_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/11/new_trade_deal/index.html?source=rss Talk about quick work. Economist Dani Rodrik joins the blogosphere and presto: Republicans and Democrats agree to a trade deal By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/09/pesticides/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/05/09/pesticides/index.html?source=rss Canada plans to reduce pesticide safety standards to match the U.S. Meanwhile, Europe looks on in disgust. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/02/korea_fta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/02/korea_fta/index.html?source=rss A new trade agreement could mean higher prices for drugs and a proliferation of American TV shows.