Posted in Litigation, Trade on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
The Supreme Court yesterday issued an important decision involving patents that, although technical in nature, may end up becoming an important victory for consumers. In recent years, companies have increasingly attempted to use their patents on products to limit what people can do with those products after buying them. For example, companies attach “not for [...]
Posted in Trade, tagged free trade, fair trade, world trade organization, nafta, wto on June 5, 2008 | No Comments »
From Todd Tucker @ Eyes on Trade: This is some great footage from the Maine Fair Trade Campaign’s recent convention, with none other than our own Lori Wallach [director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch division], making the case for a different trade model. Fair trade champion Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) also riles up the [...]
Posted in Internet, Litigation, Open Government, Trade on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Journalist and blogger Ed Brayton (left) was a little curious after the U.S. government struck a deal with the European Union and other countries that compensates them in exchange for the U.S. passing online gambling laws that interfere with international trade as governed by the World Trade Organization. Brayton, who also happens to be an [...]
Posted in Trade on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
From Todd Tucker @ Eyes on Trade: Much of the U.S. consumer movement has encouraged the development of punitive damages, mostly because of the massive holes in our regulatory and social safety net structure. Now, the New York Times reports that other countries are pushing back when asked to enforce U.S. punitive damage awards. Continue [...]
Posted in Trade on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
From Todd Tucker @ Eyes on Trade: Progressive life in the U.S. can be rough. The two main political parties and many environmental and non-profit groups in the U.S. are not really structured to facilitate mass participation, university “activism” has turned towards the depoliticized navel gazing of much of “cultural studies”, blogs are cool but [...]
Posted in Environment, Trade, tagged green economy, Trade on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
From Todd Tucker @ Eyes on Trade: Once in a rare while, an idea actually takes the nation by storm. It may not necessarily be a new idea, but it is articulated in a new and exciting way that captures the political imagination. Such an idea is the “green jobs” agenda, which attempts to conceive [...]
Posted in Trade on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
From Saerom Park @ Eyes on Trade: Fascinating article in the Sunday New York Times, kicking off a series on globalization and higher education. Did you know, for instance, in Doha, Qatar, you can get a Cornell, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon, Virginia Commonwealth, or Texas A&M degree? Continue Reading >>
Posted in Trade on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
So did Hillary Clinton try to talk her husband out of supporting NAFTA when they were in the White House, a slice of history that would help bolster her bona fides these days as a free trade critic? Sam Stein quotes some folks in his Huffington Post entry who would argue the case in support [...]
Posted in Auto Safety, Congress, Trade on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Teamsters Union brought about 500 members to the federal courthouse steps in San Francisco yesterday. Inside, the appeals court was hearing arguments in a lawsuit brought by Public Citizen, the Teamsters and other groups against the Bush administration’s pilot program for NAFTA trucks. Plenty of fodder on the blogosphere, including a new Public Citizen [...]
Posted in Auto Safety, Trade on February 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What do a bunch of teamsters, environmental activists and Public Citizen all have in common? They think that the Bush administration’s reckless decision to expand its NAFTA “pilot program” for Mexico-based trucks puts all American motorists at risk.
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