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NAFTA 2.0 Signed: A Deal for 'The Corporate One Percent'

What Does Trump’s "New NAFTA" Trade Deal Signal for Workers, Corporate Power & the Environment?

Democracy Now!

Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, explains what people should know about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

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Imperiling People and Planet, Warnings Mount That Trump's NAFTA 2.0 Just Another 'Corporate Giveaway'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

key members of Trump's cabinet

Critics warn the new agreement would make it harder "to hold Big Oil and Gas...

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'I Can't Kill These People': In Off-the-Record Comments, Trump Reportedly Bragged About Not Compromising With Canada in NAFTA Talks

Jake Johnson, staff writer

After learning of Trump's reported comments, Canadian officials "sprung" the...

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President Donald Trump attempting to get Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto on speaker phone on Monday.

Amid Trump's NAFTA Confusion, Demands for Trade Deal That Puts Workers, Environment Over Corporate Profits.

Trump's Corporate-Friendly NAFTA 2.0 Would Be Total Climate Disaster, Report Warns

tpp protest

US Progressives Express Solidarity With Anti-TPP Protests as 11 Nations Sign Revised Corporate-Friendly Trade Deal

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

Lawmakers and 70+ Advocacy Groups Call on North American Leaders to #ReplaceNAFTA

"A total of 28 states, including three this year, have passed right-to-work legislation," writes Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project.

In NAFTA Talks, Canada Demands US Drop Anti-Union 'Right to Work' Laws

The Mexican Army provided humanitarian relief to Katrina refugees in San Antonio in 2005. On Sunday, Mexico offered aid to the U.S. again as Hurricane Harvey hit Houston.

As Trump Bullies Over Border Wall, Mexico Offers Aid for Harvey Victims

Trump's NAFTA Plan Looks a Lot Like Corporate-Friendly Deals He Campaigned Against

"More Peril Than Promise": Watchdogs Slam Trump's Plan for NAFTA Talks

To Those Who Trusted Him on Trade, Trump Prepares 'Punch in the Face'

Trump Just Drove a Truck Through Hole DNC Left in Clinton's TPP Promise

Sanders Accepts Challenge to Kill TPP If Elected... Nothing from Clinton So Far

Opposing Corporate Coup, Campaigners Block Trade Talk Doors

Newswire

Public Citizen

New Report on 25 Years of NAFTA’s Damaging Outcomes Underscores the High Stakes for Next Year’s Battle Royale Over NAFTA 2.0

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)

Will the New NAFTA and Future Trade Deals Serve US Interests?

Public Citizen

Signing of NAFTA 2.0 Does Not End Fight for Progressive Improvements to the Agreement

Public Citizen

Public Citizen Analysis: How the New NAFTA Text Measures Up to Key Changes We Have Demanded to Stop NAFTA’s Ongoing Damage

Communications Workers of America

New NAFTA Agreement is a Work in Progress

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

'New NAFTA' Falls Flat for Farmers, Food Advocates...

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Manuel Pérez Rocha

AMLO Goes Full Throttle Against Neoliberalism—But What About NAFTA?

Sujata Dey

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly on NAFTA 2.0

Timothy Wise

'This Is Life or Death for Us': Mexico's Farm Movement Rejects New NAFTA Agreement

David Dayen

The Good and the (Potentially Very) Bad in Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiation

Marshall Auerback

Trump’s NAFTA Deal Simply Can’t Solve America’s Manufacturing Problems

Sujata Dey

AMLO and Trump: NAFTA Best Friends Forever?

Wenonah Hauter

Recognizing the Neoliberal Roots at the Heart of Trump's Cruel and Inhumane Border Policies

Nomi Prins

Trade Wars and Diminished Credibility

Brent Patterson

Canadian Company Threatens NAFTA Investor-State Challenge Over Washington State Legislation Against Fish Farms

Brent Patterson

Will Trump's Telecom Deregulation & NAFTA Talks Undermine Net Neutrality in Canada?

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