Word: protectionism
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The Case Against the WTO Critics of the WTO range from the fringe to the mainstream, raising concerns about democracy, labor rights and the environment. They reject the idea of having a non-elected body with the power to overrule democratically elected governments on issues of environmental protection and labor...
Agricultural subsidies Europe and Japan continue to heavily subsidize their farmers, making those markets less competitive for food exporting countries such as the U.S., Canada, Australia and Brazil. Although they'll find it difficult to maintain those subsidies in the face of WTO opposition, European and Japanese leaders are under...
Pasquarello also advocated the use of personal protection devices like stun-guns and piercing whistles.
In the Senate, Giuliani would also have to cope with a tradition that frowns on personal slurs. The mayor is deeply committed to personal slurs. He characterizes anybody who disagrees with him as an irredeemably corrupt human being who holds opinions no rational person would countenance. If Giuliani were faced...
Opponents of the HMO legislation, whose final passage was always doubtful in view of the Senate's opposition, argue that United's move shows the bill is moot. "The market is far ahead of politicians," says Karen Ignagni, president of the industry trade group, the American Association of Health Plans...