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Feb 16, 2016

Congress: Defending Wall Street in the Name of Defending Main Street, Again

Dr. Steve Suppan

In a February 4 speech at the Georgetown University Law School, Commissioner Sharon Bowen, of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), responded concisely to one of two questions she was asked to discuss: “Is Wall Street reformed?

Feb 12, 2016

Supreme Court decision on Clean Power Plan deals a blow to rural communities

Tara Ritter

On Tuesday, a Supreme Court decision temporarily halted implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. The decision was prompted by a lawsuit from 29 states and state agencies challenging the EPA’s authority to impose the Clean Power Plan under the Clean Air Act.

Feb 2, 2016

Behind closed doors–the vulnerability of big meat production

Ben Lilliston

This blog first appeared as a contribution to #Livestockdebate hosted by the European coalition ARC2020 (Agriculture and Rural Convention 2020). You can read contributions to the #Livestockdebate from other experts at the ARC2020 website.

Behind closed doors–the vulnerability of big meat production

Feb 2, 2016

Building international alliances to bury the TPP

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

One reason the TPP is in such trouble, especially in the United States, is that we’ve heard this story before. Passing NAFTA, CAFTA or other free trade agreements was supposed to mean more and better jobs, improved farm incomes and increasing prosperity all around. But that’s not what happened.

Jan 7, 2016

Canadian energy company attacks U.S. right to set national energy policy

Juliette Majot

The ability of the United States to make its own decisions regarding how, where and why to build transcontinental oil pipelines has been challenged by TransCanada Corporation, which sued the U.S. yesterday for the loss of potential future profits associated with the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. The move represents a threat to both U.S.

Canadian energy company attacks U.S. right to set national energy policy

Dec 23, 2015

WTO: Missing in Action

Sophia Murphy

The World Trade Organization’s 10th Ministerial Conference, held in Nairobi, Kenya from 15-18 December came right on the heels of the final outcome of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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