Trade Justice Blog Posts

Presidential Candidates on Agriculture, Trade, and Development

Oct 31st, 2008 | By Ashley Marie | Category: Trade Justice Blog Posts

Unedited version of an article in CAGJ’s November Newsletter, compiled by Ashley Fent. Please note that CAGJ does not endorse any presidential candidate. Speaking as an individual, it is my opinion that neither of the two dominant parties plans a progressive overhaul of the system-rather, both McCain and Obama have interests that often inform their [...]



“Battle in Seattle” premieres Sept 19: help build the People’s History of the Battle of Seattle!

Sep 19th, 2008 | By Heather | Category: News, Trade Justice Blog Posts

On Friday September 19 “Battle in Seattle”, the major-motion picture about the WTO protests, will finally open in Seattle and other cities. The film is director Stuart Townsend’s first, and stars Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez, Channing Tatum, and Charlize Theron in a fictionalized account of the week of protests, including some archival [...]



Derailing Doha and the Pathway to a New Paradigm

Aug 5th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: Trade Justice Blog Posts, Uncategorized

How WTO’s collapse clears the way to solve today’s food, fuel, and financial crises
By Victor Menotti, International Forum on Globalization
July 30, 2008
Seeing the Sweep of History
As experts dissect the collapse of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha round of global trade talks to explain its causes and effects, many are missing how it signals a [...]