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Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, promoting government & corporate accountability in #globalization and #trade since 1995.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · Mar 20

Since 1971, @publiccitizen.bsky.social has fought corporate greed to protect people. Global Trade Watch has exposed rigged deals and Trump’s trade ploys for billionaires. And we won't stop now!💥

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 14h

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Stop Trump’s Rigged Trade Deal from Further Hurting Working People

Instead of uplifting working people, President Trump’s trade deals have prioritized the interests of greedy corporations. Now Trump’s signature trade deal — which helps corporations destroy jobs and i...

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 14h

Instead of creating good jobs and rebuilding U.S. manufacturing, Trump keeps cutting backroom trade deals that reward Big Tech and Wall Street.

Help ensure a renegotiated deal gets better, not worse!

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 6d

“Free trade” is over, but what comes next is up for debate.

In light of the upcoming USMCA renegotiation, we spent the summer sorting through NAFTA’s real legacy: destabilizing communities on both sides of the U.S. border. Read more here!

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Not a Border Crisis, But a “Free Trade” Crisis - Public Citizen

Alligator Alcatraz was not on anyone’s bingo card for 2025, but President Trump continues to surprise with his administration’s horrific…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 8d

To learn more about our recent report and real solutions to the “border crisis,” check out our latest PCNews! 🗞️

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Not a Border Crisis, But a “Free Trade” Crisis - Public Citizen

Alligator Alcatraz was not on anyone’s bingo card for 2025, but President Trump continues to surprise with his administration’s horrific…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 8d

Getting rid of NAFTA’s broken legacy won’t be easy and definitely won’t happen by asking foreign leaders to fast-track a golf course in exchange for tariff exemptions.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 12d

Read the full statement by our Director, Melinda St. Louis and @maybarduk.bsky.social 👇

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Advisory: Trump Administration to Enact Sweeping Pharmaceutical Tariffs, Expected to Announce New Phase in Drug Pricing Plan - Public Citizen

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump is expected to announce a next step in his plan related to “most favored nation” drug pricing,…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 12d

No word yet from the Commerce Department investigation of tariffs on medicines.

But that hasn’t stopped Trump from putting 100% tariffs on patented pharmaceutical products starting next week, unless drug companies are building manufacturing plants in the U.S.

Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16d

Welcome to Green Jobs Pavilion 2025 (SEPTEMBER 23-25) · Luma

Green Jobs Pavilion 2025 is coming back to NYC at the NEST CLIMATE CAMPUS SEPTEMBER 23-25 (at the Javits Center 445 11th Avenue at 38 Street NY, NY 10001. Join…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16d

Iza Camarillo, our research director, will be discussing the state of green jobs at the Green Jobs Pavilion 2025 with @greenjobsboard.bsky.social during #ClimateWeekNYC!

You don’t want to miss this!

📅 TOMORROW! Tues, Sept 23
⏰11:00 AM EST
📍Online or at 445 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16d

📍In-person only at Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, NY

Hear them explore how regional cooperation can help the Global South break free from a purely extractive model and build economies that benefit their people.

Info & registration: lnkd.in/e423E6cM

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 16d

Our Research Dir., Iza Camarillo, will be speaking on a panel about global trade, critical minerals, and ISDS with @ccsi-columbia.bsky.social and @resourcejustice.bsky.social during #ClimateWeekNYC.

📅TOMORROW! Tues, Sept 23
⏰2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 19d

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Public Citizen Endorses Bill Ending Emergency Declaration on Brazil, Condemns House Republicans’ Cowardice - Public Citizen

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 18, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the Senate to exercise congressional authority to end…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 19d

House Republicans are doing Olympic-level gymnastics to avoid standing up to Trump’s tariffs.

Congress must uphold its duty against a president with zero regard for constitutional authority.

NEW ➡️ support bipartisan legislation to end Trump's emergency declaration on Brazil.

Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 19d

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The Big Tech Demands Behind Trump’s Tariff Negotiations

A map providing an indicative list of digital economy-related regulations and policies that Big Tech companies and their lobbyists are eager for the U.S. government to target.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: Big Tech gave Trump more than $1,000,000,000, now he’s pushing their trade agenda worldwide.
Behind closed doors, lobbyists named the digital rules they want dismantled—Trump faithfully obeyed. See which countries are in their crosshairs 👇

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 20d

The panel will explore how trade rules can be reformed to support technology transfer, strengthen local industries, and promote digital industrialization while ensuring fairer terms in global mineral supply chains and protecting environmental & social rights.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 20d

Our DTA Research Dir. Rishab Bailey is joining an important discussion about minerals, trade, and digital policy space for the Global South TODAY alongside Abhijit Das, Sanya Reid Smith, H.E. Achsanul Habib, and Rahmat Maulana Sidik from @IGJ2012.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 21d

The session will unpack how the U.S. push to use trade policy to limit foreign regulation of U.S. companies could shape digital trade negotiations and what this means for consumer rights and equitable digital development worldwide.

Join us!

Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 21d

Our DTA Research Dir. Rishab Bailey is looking forward to speaking on minerals & digital trade TODAY alongside @SofiaScasserra, Lynn Boylan, Sanya Reid Smith, and Abhijit Das.
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 23d

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Map: Big Tech’s Targets in Trump’s Secret Tariff Negotiations - Public Citizen

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new visualization by Public Citizen reveals important details behind President Trump’s full-throated attack on other countries’ digital regulations on behalf of Big…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 23d

🚨NEW MAP: When the administration was creating its global tariff agenda, Big Tech lobbyists made their demands known.

The tech industry urged Trump to target more than 100 laws in 40 countries. On privacy, anti-monopoly, anti-hate speech, and other tech accountability rules.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 26d

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I Watched Globalization Fail. I’m Worried About What Comes Next.

How I changed my mind about globalization, from Moscow to Beijing.

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 26d

Globalization’s “winners and losers” story isn’t just history — we’re watching it happen in real time.

@davidjlynch.bsky.social’s piece is a reminder: without real worker protections and global equity, upheaval is inevitable.

Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trade tools should be used to defend working people, not Big Tech’s greed. Read our full comment submission with Data Privacy Brasil Research here ⬇️

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Public Citizen and Data Privacy Brasil Research Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Brazil - Public Citizen

This is a joint comment submitted by Public Citizen (PC) [1] and Data Privacy Brasil Research (DPBR),[2] in response to…

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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump’s “emergency” tariffs are not going over well in the courts, so he’s looking into other authorities to impose tariffs, like Section 301.

USTR’s 301 probe is just a Big Tech-backed fig leaf to implement politically motivated trade sanctions.