Re: fast track

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank god fast track is stopped for now.  I was troubled by the framing of
the debate.  I heard virtually nothing about the Naderite critique -- that
the trade agreements gave a free hand to corporations to dismantle any
social or environmental controls, such as the case with the tuna fishing
and the Venezualan oil.

Nor did I hear anything about the vast array of special deals tucked away
in GATT or NAFTA.

Were these issues brought up?  If not, why not?

In any case, we owe a debt to all who stopped the thing regardless of the
tactics.
 --
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx