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In reply to the discussion: Free traders, and I mean all of them, worldwide, do you understand what's wrong here? [View all]mckara
(1,708 posts)7. Additional Sources
Westra, Richard. (ed.) Confronting Global Neoliberalism
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Historical Background:
Lafeber, W., The New Empire. An Interpretation of American Expansion, 1860-1898
Williams, W.A. Tragedy of American Diplomacy
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Free traders, and I mean all of them, worldwide, do you understand what's wrong here? [View all]
Zalatix
Oct 2012
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I could see some people being all jazzed about it if we were exploiting low wages
brewens
Oct 2012
#4
The GOP has learned from Germany's mistakes, and the mistakes of all before them.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#12
By pointing out that "free trade" didn't lower prices, but just fattened corporate bottom lines
Populist_Prole
Oct 2012
#42
only if we rid the party of the corporatists and I don't see that happening anytime soon n/t
antigop
Oct 2012
#20
Are you kidding? Her husband invented the means to sell this Ponzi scheme to the sheeple.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#23
K&R One quibble; they're just robbing Peter, Paul is still fucked. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#24
If free trade ended, what would you say to the 10 million Americans in export-supported jobs,
Nye Bevan
Oct 2012
#26
Yawn. What do you say to the 20 million who lost their jobs to offshoring? Nothing? Okthxbye!
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#32
Uh, no, they weren't, not like they are now. Not even close. Don't think you're fooling anyone.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#39
Could it have had something to do with them importing Chinese labor to build railroads for a song?
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#41