CAFTA provides a perfect example of a “free trade” agreement that actually undermines democratic freedoms.
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Global Economy
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Three years after the 1999 Seattle protests, a maturing social movement defies its negative label.
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When one of the World Bank's most substantial engagements to date with civil society began to produce findings critical of its structural adjustment policies, the institution ran away. Will activists, who have shamed the Bank back to the table, be able to force a more serious response?
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How governments subsidize "free" trade.
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European governments are also implicated in financing corporate corruption.
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The scandal-ridden corporation received billions in public funds—and it still wants more.
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To answer the question "Are 'anti-globalization' protests destined for irrelevance in a political landscape transformed by September 11?" we must ask, "Why were they relevant in the first place?"
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Eyewitness Report and Analysis from the FTAA protests in Quebec City.
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Why Quebec City will witness the Labor movement's return to globalization activism.
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The past 12 months brought some promising developments on the globalization front.