Barring another government shutdown, we should be hearing about the North American Free Trade Agreement as early as mid-April if and when the renegotiated agreement comes up for a crucial vote in Congress. The United States, Canada and Mexico are parties to NAFTA. You may recall the original NAFTA was supposed to create hundreds of […]
The revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will soon come up for a congressional vote to approve or disapprove. The House of Representatives will be the principle battle ground over Trump’s recently renegotiated trade agreement for the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The question is whether our representatives will stand up for the people or […]
Ken Bonetti, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, Boulder, CO. This summary highlights important socio-economic consequences of so-called “free trade” as embodied in the current NAFTA regime, changes included within the recently negotiated and revised NAFTA, and the possibility for a different more equitable set of “fair trade” rules. Trade policies profoundly impact Americans’ quality […]