ONLINE Talke: “NAFTA 2.0” [] Center for Global Justice

NAFTA 2.0

President Trump proclaims the trade deal between the US, Mexico and Canada as a great

improvement over NAFTA. But is USMCA really different or is it NAFTA 2.0? Is it an improvement for working people on both sides of the border? To assess the improvements and limitations we bring you two experienced observers, one from the US, the other from Mexico.

Robert Scott looks at the economic impact of the revised NAFTA on US workers. Malin Jönsson looks at the impact in Mexico, particularly on campesinos.

Scott is an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Jönsson is a professor in Rural Problems and Human Rights at the National School of Social Work of UNAM… Read more

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