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Groups Call for Obama to Renegotiate NAFTA
New U.S. Trade Rep Must Fix Broken Policy
Speculation Contributed to Global Food Crisis
Obama Called to Act on Food Crisis
Ideas for the Next Administration
NAFTA and Food SovereigntyNAFTA has negatively effected farmers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, writes IATP's Dennis Olson. A new fair trade model, based on food sovereignty, is urgently needed. This article appeared in the latest issue of Peace Review.
Global Crises Need a Rights-based Solution
The Fruits of Deregulation
New Vision for Trade in the U.S.Over 50 members of Congress have endorsed a new vision for trade that includes a review of existing agreements, INCLUDING NAFTA, and principles to guide future trade deals, including support for family farmers in all countries.
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Nearly 60 organizations and networks sent a letter to President-elect Obama urging him to follow through on his campaign pledge to renegotiate NAFTA.
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for the next U.S. Trade Representative, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, must fix a broken U.S. trade policy, which has caused enormous harm to farmers, workers, communities and the environment.
Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rise and fall of global food prices, finds a new IATP report.
A broad sector of groups, including IATP, are calling on the Obama administration to put hunger and the global food crisis on its list of top priorities.
IATP offers ideas for the Obama administration on how to rejoin the global community and build a fair food and farm system through our work with the Progressive Ideas Network and the Backbone Campaign.
In the latest issue of the Global Food Safety Monitor, IATP's Steve Suppan reports on private standards at the WTO, Europe's GMO regulations, melamine and contamination in Mexico and Canada.
A study on the impact of trade liberalization on women throughout the world, focusing on the food system, agricultural markets and human rights.
One of the world's largest charities, CARE, rejected millions of dollars in U.S. food aid because of the system's inefficiency and inability to address long-term causes of hunger. An IATP report looks at those problemsÃ???and offers solutions.
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December 19
Steve Suppan on the connection between agricultural market speculation and food security. Mark Muller talks about sustainable agriculture and fluctuating markets, and Cecilia Martinez explains IATP's new center for earth, environment and democracy program.
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