Trade

Midwestern states call for an end to the U.S. blockade of Cuba

August 19, 2013 By Ismael Parra

On July 14, 2013, the Council of State Governments Midwest unanimously passed a resolution to remove trade, financial and travel restrictions to Cuba.

Jay-Z’s Open Letter: A call to open travel and trade with Cuba

April 16, 2013 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

The Carters' (Jay-Z's given name is Shawn Carter) recent trip has turned into a source of discussion, with people from all walks of life offering opinions.

Hoffa and Brown try to put brakes on Pacific trade pact

July 2, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

With the Obama administration moving ahead with negotiations with Pacific Rim nations, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Teamsters President James Hoffa teamed up.

Is Obama’s TPP trade deal worse than NAFTA?

June 26, 2012 By John Case

The campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement is picking up steam. TPP FTA is aimed at a tariff-free pacific rim, backed up by an extreme intellectual property rights protection agenda.

Planned new $1B U.S.-Canada bridge to create thousands of jobs

June 21, 2012 By Marty Mulcahy And Mark Gruenberg

A new billion-dollar bridge between Detroit and Windsor., the busiest border crossing from Canada to the U.S., will create 10,000 new jobs on the U.S. side, and it'll be built with U.S. and Canadian steel.