Public Forum sessions are dominated by WTO and corporate interests, leaving little room for critical voices from the Global South. The promise of inclusivity remains unfulfilled🚫 igj.or.id/2024/09/12/the… #WTOPublicForum

The #WTOPublicForum is anything but public. Neoliberal ideologues dominate the session set by the Secretariat and DG Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. If the @WTO really seeks "better trade for a better world," it should not be afraid to listen to critical voices.

🌍 At the #WTOPublicForum, the ITUC hosted a session on "Implementing labour standards in the WTO"—highlighting the crucial role of upholding fundamental labour rights in international trade. By ensuring these rights, we can promote decent work and create a fairer global economy

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America's health care system is only getting worse. We need change. Medicare for All is what we need to finally fix our broken health care system.

America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.

My latest Substack: the specter of US withdrawal from the WTO comes (again) to Congress.

Every day more countries are championing a new way forward—where all nations contribute, decide, and benefit. It’s time to reimagine how we fund global solutions and ensure that international cooperation truly serves the common good. #globalpublicinvestment

Trump is using official trade policy to promote Musk's satellite business Starlink. This is a glaring conflict of interest. Government policy should be designed to benefit the American people, not abused for personal tech bro profiteering.