Obama Reverses Campaign Pledge to Renegotiate NAFTA

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS | Aug. 11, 2009 (News Report)

(Video) It was Obama’s first official summit under the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. On the campaign trail, Obama had promised to open up NAFTA to renegotiations. But he’s backed off that pledge since taking office, blaming the global economic meltdown. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 11, 2009

The continuation of big business international trade policies by Obama, directly counter to his campaign promises is given exposure largely missing from reporting from big corporate media. A lot of detail is reported by informed experts.

NAFTA and CAFTA agreements enable big business to abuse workers on both sides of the boarder. Labor and environmental issues are slapped down.

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