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Economy of North America

Nearly 20 percent of US food is imported. As imports of food has spiked, like lettuce from this farm in Guanajuato, Mexico, so have outbreaks of foodborne illnesses in the US.

Food inspections continue through shutdown but with some compromises

Among the US federal agencies shut down are the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration, the two agencies tasked with keeping our food safe.

several house democrats celebrating on a stage after their majority house win

Two economic policies likely to change with Democrats in control of House

Democratic Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro at a rally in February 2017. DeLauro has become one of the most outspoken critics of NAFTA in Congress.

Progressives in Congress side with Trump on trade

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Mexico challenges calls to ‘Buy American’

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Border Clean-Up: Still Crying Foul

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Nafta 3-Way

The debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement has divided environmentalists. The disagreements center over such things as NAFTA’s impact on pollution laws in the US; the highly-polluted US-Mexico border and the effectiveness of sanctions. In a three-way discussion, Steve talks with Kathryn Fuller, president of the World Wildlife Fund, which favors NAFTA, and […]

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Canadian Environmentalists React To NAFTA

The CBC’s Glen Powell reports from Toronto on how some Canadian environmental groups are viewing NAFTA. They say the agreement provides little improvement over the current US-Canada free trade pact.

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Environmentalists Promise Fight on Free Trade

Living on Earth’s Jon Greenberg reports from Washington on the brewing battle over the environmental impacts of the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.

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NAFTA turns fifteen

Arts, Culture & Media

Edward Alden, a U.S. trade policy expert and the Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at The Council on Foreign Relations, discusses NAFTA’s past, present and future with The Takeaway.

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Mexican trucking report

Business, Economics and Jobs

Some Mexican-made goods are being delivered throughout the United States on Mexican-owned trucks. That’s saving consumers money. But US truckers say it’s a bad idea. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports from Juarez, Mexico.

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