Archive for 'NAFTA'
Is Obama Screwing His Base with Rahm Emanuel Selection?
Stephen Zunes: I had really wanted to celebrate Barack Obama’s remarkable victory for a day or so before becoming cynical again. I really did. And yet, less than 24 hours after the first polls closed, the president-elect chose as his chief of staff — perhaps the most powerful single position in any administration — Rahm [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2008 under Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Military Industrial Complex, Missile Defence, NAFTA, Nuclear, Occupation, Palestine, US.
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As Americans debate NAFTA agreement on safety of Mexican trucks, 28 die in truck explosion in Mexico
Sunday’s explosion, just a few hours’ drive from the Texas border, comes amid an angry debate in the United States over the safety of Mexican trucks, some of which are now being allowed to carry cargo throughout the U.S. Over the opposition of some Americans, a new North American Free Trade Agreement program begun over [...]
Posted: September 13th, 2007 under Economic Violence, Mexico, NAFTA, US.
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