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Carlsen: Two Chicken Stories: NAFTA's Real Winners and Losers
Znet Article, April, 24 2008
Laura Carlsen
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Pedro Martin works on a chicken farm just outside the village of Pegueros, Jalisco. The state of Jalisco ranks among Mexico's top chicken-producing states, providing the nation with 11% of all chicken meat produced.
Carlsen: U.S.- Latin America
Znet Article, April, 20 2008
Laura Carlsen
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There has never been a time in U.S. history when the nation's security and trade policies were not linked. The nation's status as a superpower on the world stage derives from both its $14 trillion economy and its unsurpassable military might. In a...
Carlsen: Latin America Food Fights
Znet Article, April, 05 2008
Laura Carlsen
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For the first time since widespread famines devastated whole populations, serious doubts about global food supply have gripped societies throughout the world.
Carlsen: Why Bolivia Matters
Znet Article, February, 15 2008
Laura Carlsen
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Bolivia's National Palace is a classic colonial building that sits on the pigeon-filled Plaza Murillo in downtown La Paz. It's more often called the "Palacio Quemado" or "Burned Palace" because it's been set on fire repeatedly by dissidents of one...
Carlsen: NAFTA Kicked Up A Notch
Znet Article, June, 01 2007
Laura Carlsen
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The North American Free Trade Agreement is the world's most advanced example of the U.S.-led free trade model. It's not just about economics any more. The expansion of NAFTA into the Security and Prosperity Partnership reveals the road ahead for o...
Carlsen: Oaxaca Fights Back
Znet Article, November, 12 2006
Laura Carlsen
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In regional lore, Oaxacans have a reputation for being like the tlacuache. A recurring figure in Mexican mythology, the tlacuache plays dead when cornered. But woe to the enemy who thinks the battle is over. The small but fierce creature merely aw...
Carlsen: Mexico's Two Presidents
Znet Article, September, 26 2006
Laura Carlsen
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On September 16, over one million people raised their hands in a vote to recognize center-left leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the "legitimate president" of Mexico. Gathered in Mexico City's historic center, the delegates to the National Dem...
Carlsen: The WTO kills Farmers
Znet Article, September, 11 2003
Laura Carlsen
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On September 10, opening day of the Fifth Ministerial of the World Trade Organization, Lee Kyung Hae climbed the fence that separates the excluded from the included and took his life with a knife to the heart. Lee, leader of the Korean Federa...
