Globalization’s Blowback

Globalization’s Blowback

Originally published on the Economics of Happiness Blog at http://www.localfutures.org/globalizations-blowback/.by Alex JensenA recent study of air pollution in the western United States made a startling finding: despite a 50 percent drop over the past 25 years...
Why are my highly educated friends so ignorant about trade?

Why are my highly educated friends so ignorant about trade?

By Isabel Marlens Originally published on the Local Futures blog. Since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, I’ve found myself talking for the first time with a lot of my 20-something friends about trade agreements. My friends didn’t vote for...
The Trans-Pacific Free-Trade Charade

The Trans-Pacific Free-Trade Charade

As negotiators and ministers from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries meet in Atlanta in an effort to finalize the details of the sweeping new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), some sober analysis is warranted. The biggest regional trade and investment...
What’s the AGOA and why is it bad for Africa?

What’s the AGOA and why is it bad for Africa?

The #African Growth and Opportunities Act (#AGOA) is a #trade agreement between the #US and 39 sub-Saharan African nations. It was originally signed in 2000, recently renewed for another 10 years by the US Congress and will be the subject of a summit in #Gabon later...