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May 13, 2008
Farm Bill a Missed Opportunity PDF
The 2008 Farm Bill is a missed opportunity to address the problems associated with market deregulation.

May 8, 2008
Food, Water and Climate Challenges PDF
It is time for us to get serious about understanding the way climate change affects water resources for food production and conversely the way agricultural water use is leading to climate change.

May 6, 2008
Will the Food Crisis Finally Get the Attention of Presidential Candidates PDF
As we head into another round of presidential primaries, the specter of a growing world food crisis looms on the horizon.

March 24, 2008
The Emerging Water Crisis in the U.S. PDF
I am amazed: since last summer, almost every day we see at least one news story on another water crisis in the U.S.

March 18, 2008
UNCTAD XII: Hit or Miss? PDF
What's at stake at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?

March 17, 2008
NAFTA Takes the Political Spotlight: It's About Time PDF
Almost 15 years after it was ratified, the North American Free Trade Agreement is increasingly in the spotlight.

February 28, 2008
The Global System Needs a Makeover PDF
The UN, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank should engage in pragmatic negotiations to strive for a higher common denominator for multilateral relations.

February 26, 2008
Minnesota vs. $100 Barrel Oil PDF
Minnesota has a chance to break away from $100 oil toward greener fuel and energy that creates jobs, protects the environment, slows climate change, and establishes the state as a national and international leader.

February 21, 2008
Cattle Abuse, Beef Recall, Highlight Systemic Weaknesses PDF
The recent recall of 143 million pounds of beef exposes systemic weaknesses in the U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection system.

February 21, 2008
Is Free Trade an Insurance Against Financial Turbulence PDF
Perhaps it is not surprising that WTO Director General, Pascal Lamy, never misses an opportunity to promote the potential benefits of increased trade liberalization. According to Lamy (and other free trade advocates), trade expansion is the solution to every major problem the world faces.