Tag: International trade
After 30 Years of NAFTA, the Working Classes Are Still Losing
Economy
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February 29, 2024
The promise of free trade was never fulfilled. Workers are continuing to lose ground.
A demonstration in 1993 against NAFTA in Austin, Tex.
(Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc / Sygma via Getty Images)
In 1991, when President Carlos Salinas de Gortari proposed a free trade agreement for Mexico, Canada, and the United States, one
19 Reader Views on Lab-Grown Meat
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Last week I asked, “What do you think about meat grown in a lab? Would you eat it? Will your grandchildren?”
Matt expects a species-defining shift:
Evolutionary leaps in our development have been marked by the development of tools, farming,
The Economic Shock Waves From the War in Ukraine Will Impact Us All
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