| In January 1995, the deregulated free-market system, pioneered by the US and the industrialized nations of the North, became anchored in international law. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), a huge trade agreement that binds over 120 member countries and sets the rules for about 90% of world trade, will make free trade a legal and global requirement - no longer a matter of choice. In the process the GATT was renamed the WTO. |
Ronald Reagan's Gift of GATT
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Why GATT is more important than the US constitution and how the GATT
connects to the IMF and World Bank. Featuring Mark Ritchie and Herb Chao
Gunther.
Protecting the Future Against Free Trade
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We protect what we love, say Tim Lang & Colin Hines in their book
The New Protectionism. Hazel Henderson envisions an alternative economy.
Ralph Nader and Noam Chomsky: The Global
Economy and the Demise of Democracy
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Ralph Nader, founder of Public Citizen, explains the WTO. Noam Chomsky,
political scientist, author, and professor of linguistics at MIT, gives
his historic first speech against the GATT.
The Fox in Our Forest Is Someone Else's
Fur Coat
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Mark Ritchie's compelling talk on the effects of trade agreements on
the small farmer and the environment. Vandana Shiva is a university professor
and a member of the Chipko movement in India.
The Cities Are Taking Over the Land
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Peter Rosset and Anuradha Vittachi say that IMF and World Bank policies
are accelerating the migration to the cities. Walden Bello explains how
most Third World countries have been forced into a system of international
trade.
GATT, Africa, and the Mythology of Free
Trade
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Former California governor Jerry Brown says the GATT will undermine
local, state, and national control over food and product safety. The GATT
secretariat admits that the whole continent of Africa will fare badly under
the new trade rules. Kevin Danaher explains why.
Showdown: We Urge a "NO" Vote on GATT
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GATT's Codex Alimentarius raised levels of toxics on food - in some
cases by 3,000% over current US standards. Also: appeals against passage
by Jerry Brown, Ralph Nader, and the late millionaire-activist Sir James
Goldsmith.
The Secret Side of Free Trade : Each tape is
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