Press Release: Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) This morning, the Congressionally created, bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released its 2011 Annual Report to Congress. Said Scott Paul, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM): “This morning’s annual report from the USCC is the latest wake-up call for Washington regarding China’s [...]
China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) released its 2011 Annual Report to Congress
November 16, 2011 By
It’s the Free Trade, Stupid
August 11, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy By Ian Fletcher One point that seems largely to have been missed in recent weeks, amid all the excitement over the Federal budget and the sovereign-debt crises in Europe, is how free trade is largely the root cause of all these problems. Let’s trace the causation for a minute. Start [...]
No, Obama, We Don’t Need Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Colombia, and Korea
July 16, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Ian Fletcher Obama is still pushing for free trade agreements with Panama, Colombia, and Korea, albeit with the thin fig leaf of demanding they be accompanied by money for so-called Trade Adjustment Assistance, a "painkiller" program designed to blunt the harm to laid-off workers. The Republicans don’t like TAA, which [...]
"BRICS Can Ensure Affordable Drugs"
July 10, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Jul 10, 2011 (IPS) – While ‘data exclusivity’ clauses will not feature in the India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA), the threat posed by the impending deal to the world’s supply of cheap generic drugs is far from over. India’s commerce and industry [...]
Real Estate Saves Capitalism Then Bursts – China Next?
July 5, 2011 By
The Real News Network July 5, 2011 David Harvey: Chinese urbanization, construction and real estate speculation is saving global capitalism – will it burst as in the US? More at The Real News
Ban Proposed on Export Restrictions that Undermine Food Security
June 26, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Isolda Agazzi GENEVA, Jun 24, 2011 (IPS) – Egypt has initiated a proposal in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ban export restrictions on farm products to poor countries that are net food importers. The Group of 20 has also exhorted the upcoming WTO ministerial conference to [...]
MALAWI: Tax on the Poor Is to Compensate for Tariff Revenue Loss
June 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE, Jun 23, 2011 (IPS) – The decision by the Malawian government to introduce value-added tax (VAT) of up to 16.5 percent on products such as bread, meat, milk and dairy products is being blamed for losses incurred by small-scale businesses. The move comes in [...]
Why Libertarians are Wrong on Trade
June 19, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy I recently gave a podcast interview to Vox Day, a prominent Christian libertarian, explaining why free trade is bad for America. He followed it up with an article making many of the same points. Finally, a libertarian gets it. This did not go over well with some of his followers. [...]
Can Mexico Shed Image as Ground Zero in Narco Wars?
June 6, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Kanya D’Almeida WASHINGTON, Jun 4, 2011 (IPS) – Last year, the online branding company East-West Communications ranked Mexico 191st out of 200 countries on its Brand Perception Index, which is generated by analysing buzzwords in the international media’s quarterly and annual coverage of a certain country. Addressing [...]
The Coming Upheaval in Republican Economics
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Ian Fletcher Since the late 1970s, when the Eisenhower-to-Nixon era of accommodation to the New Deal sputtered to a close, what it has meant to be a Republican in economics has been obvious. It has meant free markets. Republican free-market ideology was, in fact, so successful for most of this [...]