POLITICO New York Playbook: Tish James pitches abortion fund
May 10, 2022 — POLITICO New York Playbook wrote about a new coalition report from New Yorkers for a Fair Economy that examines the correlation between declining wages within the warehouse and delivery industry and Amazon’s growth in New York.
Washington Post: White House alarmed that Commerce probe is ‘smothering’ solar industry
May 7, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach discussed with Washington Post why the U.S. must rebuild solar equipment manufacturing, and take on the imports flooding the market made cheap by forced labor.
POLITICO Global Insider: Trade baby steps
May 6, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach spoke with POLITICO Global Insider about the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and why it is a “test run” for future trade agreements that don’t simply exchange market access for better standards.
Common Dreams: WHO Says Pandemic Has Killed 15 Million People—Nearly 3 Times More Than Reported
May 5, 2022 — Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach discussed with Common Dreams why it is critical that the WTO get out of the way of global access to medicines that governments paid pharmaceutical firms billions to develop and distribute.
New York Times: American Importers Accuse Shipping Giants of Profiteering
May 4, 2022 — Economic Liberties’ Research Director Matt Stoller spoke with The New York Times about how deregulation and consolidation of container shipping firms has causing massive disruptions in our supply chains.