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December 31, 2019
The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump
How Dakar’s trash depot became a battleground for Chinese industry, the World Bank, and Senegalese organized labor.
Katie Jane Fernelius
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December 9, 2019
RIP, World Trade Organization?
The United States was hostile to the WTO for years. Then came Donald Trump.
Todd N. Tucker
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November 29, 2019
20 Years After Seattle, the Clash of Globalizations Rages On
Alter-globalization is back— but this time, it’s coming from both the left and the right.
Quinn Slobodian
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November 18, 2019
Can ‘Climate Sanctions’ Save the Planet?
Economic pressure can be a force for environmental good—if it targets companies, not countries.
Nicholas Mulder
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November 6, 2019
Pro-Brexit Sentiment Is Still Strong in a Region That Stands to Lose the Most From It
In Sunderland, which has borne austerity cuts on top of the ravages of a neoliberal economy, this is one more issue on which people’s voices aren’t being heard.
Rachel Shabi
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October 4, 2019
Trump May Be Driving the Economy Into Recession
His reckless trade war is having a calamitous global impact—and he’s continuing his assault on the courts and the environment.
Sasha Abramsky
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August 12, 2019
How Indigenous Mexicans Took on Big Energy and Won
A natural gas pipeline was scheduled to go online in 2017, but TransCanada wasn’t counting on indigenous resistance.
Martha Pskowski
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August 1, 2019
Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda
Playing up the China threat might look like a no-brainer for Democrats trying to beef up their foreign policy credentials. But the strategy could backfire.
Jake Werner
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July 31, 2019
Elizabeth Warren’s Trade Plan Empowers Workers, Not Corporations
The Massachusetts senator’s latest plan is about power as much as policies.
Todd N. Tucker
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July 16, 2019
How Dockworkers Are Fighting the Arms Trade
Across Europe, a series of coordinated actions at shipping ports have challenged Saudi violence against the Yemeni people.
Katy Fox-Hodess