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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
March 31, 2008
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Just because it's hyperbolic and historically inaccurate doesn't mean it's wrong
By Andrew Leonard
March 25, 2008
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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
March 19, 2008
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Who is to blame for unfair global trade? How about the Industrial Revolution?
By Andrew Leonard
March 5, 2008
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Bad news for Obama? A majority of Texans say trade is bad.
By Andrew Leonard
March 4, 2008
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Obama's economic advisor admits he talked about trade with Canadian officials. But he was misquoted! Except he was telling the truth!
By Andrew Leonard
March 3, 2008
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Even with Tim Russert nipping at their ankles, Obama and Clinton managed to talk some sense about trade
By Andrew Leonard
February 27, 2008
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In Ohio, no points are awarded for a nuanced position on free trade.
By Andrew Leonard
February 25, 2008
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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
February 20, 2008
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A history of world trade over the last millennium in one sentence.
By Andrew Leonard
December 14, 2007
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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
November 2, 2007
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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
October 10, 2007
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Talk about quick work. Economist Dani Rodrik joins the blogosphere and presto: Republicans and Democrats agree to a trade deal
By Andrew Leonard
May 11, 2007
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How did Thailand's effort to ensure cheap AIDS drugs become a supposed outsourcing scandal?
By Andrew Leonard
April 25, 2007
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Don't mess with the descendants of Spartan warriors: The land of Homer digs in its heels against genetically modified corn
By Andrew Leonard
April 19, 2007
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Harvard's Dani Rodrik says the global economy is as open as it needs to be. House Democrats chime in with a proposal to close things up a bit.
By Andrew Leonard
March 27, 2007
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Easy. Just get everyone in the world to play by an entirely new set of rules.
By Andrew Leonard
February 6, 2007
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Fallout from the November election? A "heterodox" economist scores some quality time in the New York Times.
By Andrew Leonard
January 30, 2007
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In need of a tuneup: The bicycle theory of trade liberalization.
By Andrew Leonard
January 11, 2007
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A statement of moral admonition from Wu Yi to Henry Paulson
By Andrew Leonard
December 14, 2006
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President Nestor Kirchner: "No one is known to have succeeded in getting their money back from the dead."
By Andrew Leonard
December 13, 2006
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Watchdogs can't stop labor violations, but U.S. employers oppose worker-friendly laws.
By Andrew Leonard
December 4, 2006
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Farmers of the world rejoice: The price of corn keeps rising.
By Andrew Leonard
November 21, 2006
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The price of corn is rising in the Midwest. So is globalization bashing.
By Andrew Leonard
November 6, 2006
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Lessons from the Kingdom of Ryukyu for free trade in East Asia
By Andrew Leonard
November 2, 2006