Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdrawal after Trump visit

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers Thursday demanded U.S. forces leave the country in the wake of a surprise visit by President Continue reading →

Part IV of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the fourth installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled A Continue reading →

Part III of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus critique of President Obama’s TPP push

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the third installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled “LET’S Continue reading →

Part II of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus TTIP negotiations update

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the second installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled THE Continue reading →

BuzzFeed begins Investigative Series on the global corruption of Free Trade

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, BuzzFeed published the first installment of its comprehensive investigative series on how neoliberal free trade Continue reading →

Vote still too close to call, but U.K. “Brexit” election appears to favor leaving the E.U.

By Robert A. Vella June 23, 2016 19:30 PDT – ITV estimated within the last hour that the “Leave” campaign Continue reading →

Can Americans really trust Hillary Clinton on Free Trade?

By Robert A. Vella Democratic Party presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton wants Americans to believe that she has seen-the-light on free Continue reading →

Leaked TTIP trade documents reveal aggressive push towards corporatism by U.S. leaders

By Robert A. Vella In recent years, analysis of existing and proposed trade agreements (e.g. NAFTA, TPP) have led to Continue reading →