The president has promised not to put anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals. But they are still in many existing ones.
investor-state dispute settlement
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Shadow Courts for Fossil Fuels Want a Green Makeover
Under the Energy Charter Treaty, investors can sue governments for loss of future profits. Champions say this will be an ‘indispensable tool’ for the green transition.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Congress Objects to the Bailout It Approved
Plus, will corporations sue governments over the pandemic, and private equity seems troubled. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 20, 2020.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Rise of Neo-Feudalism
The private capture of entire legal systems by corporate America goes far beyond neoliberalism. It evokes the private fiefdoms of the Middle Ages.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Damaged NAFTA Deal
It looks like the post-NAFTA accord is going down. What then?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Trade Strategy We Need
Trump isn’t wrong to criticize the trading system. But his policies won’t fix it.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Speaker Ryan Dives In to Save NAFTA
At stake: job outsourcing benefits for corporate America
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Donald Trump Is No Friend of a Better NAFTA
We do need to repair or replace what’s wrong with the mother of bad trade deals. But don’t be fooled by Trump’s posturing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ on Trade Is Better Than What We Have Now
But it has a way to go before it truly makes our trade policy fair and open.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization
The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.