Trade expert Lori Wallach cuts through the complexity and jargon to make trade policy and politics and the myriad ways it affects our daily lives accessible to all. Episodes 1 - 43 were produced in partnership with Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch.
…
continue reading
In this podcast, certified Medication Therapy Management Pharmacist, certified Wholistic Health Coach, and business entrepreneur, Keith Abell combines his 30 years' experience in healthcare and 45 years in marketing helps folks thrive physically with better health and flourish financially with personal and professional skills. Pharmacist Keith and his occasional co-host Dr Joel Wallach also discuss a wide range of topics around natural health and wellness. Discussing holistic approaches and ...
…
continue reading
This new Rethinking Trade podcast episode is not a break from election anxiety, but can help explain the current situation… Lori talks with Dan Kaufman about his recent New York Times Magazine story, "How NAFTA Broke American Politics." It examines the long-lasting impacts of the trade agreement on U.S. communities and politics nationwide. Lori and…
…
continue reading
1
The Trade Trap: How Tariffs and Offshoring Shape Elections
15:43
15:43
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
15:43
The imitable Zephyr Teachout wrote a fantastic piece that everyone seems to be reading about why tariffs and the trade issue play such an outsized role in elections and how Trump has set a tariff trap to try to ensnare the Democrats. In our latest episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast, Lori Wallach sits down with the renowned Fordham law professo…
…
continue reading
1
The Truth About Tariffs: Targeted vs. Across-the-Board Tariffs Explained
18:25
18:25
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
18:25
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori Wallach breaks down the facts about tariffs—how they work, who pays them, and their impact on consumer prices. With tariffs back in the news, Lori explains the difference between targeted tariffs and across the board tariffs. Tune in NOW to get the full picture.…
…
continue reading
Rapacious European corporations were top users of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) tribunals. For decades, they extracted billions from taxpayers worldwide, attacking local laws and suing governments before ISDS tribunals of three corporate attorneys. So, it was big news when the European Union recently exited one of the world’s largest ISD…
…
continue reading
1
100 State Laws Big Tech Threatens with “Digital Trade” Attack
17:44
17:44
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
17:44
Did you know that states across the country are taking steps right now to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), protect kids' online safety, guarantee us the right to repair our phones, cars and other stuff, as well as safeguard data privacy? But this progress could soon be wiped out thanks to Big Tech’s stealthy "digital trade" agenda. In the lat…
…
continue reading
1
BREAKING NEWS: Breaking Down Today's Ways and Means Hearing on Digital Trade
5:23
5:23
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
5:23
It was a busy Friday on Capitol Hill, as the Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on digital trade. If you haven't heard about "digital trade", the name that Big Tech lobbyists have given to a backdoor to try and tie the hands of Congress and regulators to evade privacy requirements/anti-discrimination online rules and shut down AI oversight, th…
…
continue reading
1
BREAKING NEWS: White House Takes Action on the De Minimis Loophole
11:09
11:09
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
11:09
In this special breaking news episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast, Lori Wallach explains today's White House actions on the #deminimis loophole. Remember: please visit our previous episodes on the de minimis loophole to understand just how e-commerce platforms like #Shein and #Temu are exploiting the loophole, and what it means for you.…
…
continue reading
1
Unlocking the Right to Repair with Nathan Proctor of PIRG
18:45
18:45
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
18:45
How many times has your phone, car, or whatever broken and you or your local repair shop can’t get the part or the software update to fix it? You’re told the only options are to pay an obscene amount to a dealer or manufacturer, or prematurely replace the item. People in states across the country are fighting back by enacting “right to repair” laws…
…
continue reading
Hello, friends! We’ve got a new podcast episode and it’s a bit different! A veritable OG trade crew got together for a kick-ass discussion on "A New Trade Policy to Break Up Corporate Power” at our recent Anti-Monopoly Summit. How OG? The discussion is led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) the House Trade Working Groups chair (and House Approps Ranking M…
…
continue reading
1
BREAKING NEWS: Understanding the New Biden Tariffs on EVs
13:51
13:51
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
13:51
In this special breaking news episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori Wallach breaks down President Biden's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and solar panels. Tune in to understand the implications of these tariffs, and the rationale behind them. Spoiler: these measures are crucial for combating unfair trade practices and ensuring supply chain re…
…
continue reading
1
The 30 Years Trade War: A Conversation with Arthur Stamoulis
19:27
19:27
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
19:27
Our latest Rethinking Trade podcast episode is out now, and it's a special one. Lori Wallach sits down with Arthur Stamoulis, the Executive Director of Citizens Trade Campaign and Trade Justice Education Fund, to talk the past, present, and future of thetrade justice movement in the United States. Lori and Arthur take us on a speedy tour through th…
…
continue reading
1
BREAKING NEWS: De Minimis Bill Markup in House Ways and Means Committee
9:46
9:46
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
9:46
In our latest breaking news segment for Rethinking Trade, Lori Wallach discusses the latest developments on Capitol Hill. De minimis is a trade loophole that we've discussed often on the podcast, and why it's important to close it. But what happened in the House Ways and Means markup, and to Rep. Blumenauer's bipartisan de minimis bill? Lori gives …
…
continue reading
1
BREAKING NEWS: China's WTO Complaint Against the U.S. on Electric-Vehicle Subsidies
9:04
9:04
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
9:04
BREAKING NEWS: China's WTO Complaint Against the U.S. on Electric-Vehicle Subsidies. Lori gives background, and tells you what it means.
…
continue reading
1
Back from Abu Dhabi: Inside the WTO Biannual Ministerial Meeting
26:25
26:25
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
26:25
In our latest episode of Rethinking Trade, we’re talking about the major trade event of the year -- the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It’s a major global biennial meeting where cabinet-level officials, like U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, get together to set the agenda for the international trade and co…
…
continue reading
1
Don't Be Terrified of Tariffs (with Scott Paul of AAM)
18:39
18:39
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
18:39
Tariffs are in the news again! Why does that term generate such vitriol from some quarters and joy from others?! This week, we explore that question with Scott Paul, the President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. Scott and host Lori Wallach discuss how increasingly Democrats and Republicans alike now view tariffs as just another policy t…
…
continue reading
1
Death by Express Delivery: De Minimis Trade Scandal Grows
19:40
19:40
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
19:40
Our latest episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast offers an urgent update about the de minimis loophole that we first discussed in 2022. It has gotten much worse.E-commerce sites like Amazon, Shein and Temu use this loophole to skirt U.S. Customs and safety inspections and dodge all taxes and trade-cheating enforcement sanctions. Uyghur forced-lab…
…
continue reading
1
Out with the Old: ISDS & Charting a New Future with Senator Warren and Prof. Stiglitz
24:44
24:44
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
24:44
In our latest episode, we have two very special guests - voices you will know - talking about a corporate trade power tool that definitely should be on the “out with the old” list! We’re talking about Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) and its implications for our economies and democracies. First, a quick refresher: What is ISDS? ISDS grants …
…
continue reading
1
PART TWO: The AI Bill of Rights and Its Trade Implications -
25:44
25:44
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
25:44
Welcome back to the Rethinking Trade podcast. Today we bring you the second half of our conversation with Suresh Venkatasubramanian. Suresh co-authored the Biden administration’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, and is a leading national expert on AI oversight. With the imminent Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence setting binding U.…
…
continue reading
1
PART ONE: Unraveling AI Risks and Benefits (or Get Smart on AI featuring HAL 9000)
21:17
21:17
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
21:17
Greetings from DC! OK, hope all you 2001: A Space Odyssey fans got a chuckle and no HAL9000 is not joining this edition of the podcast! We have a much better guest, Suresh Venkatasubramanian who co-authored the Biden administration’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. We've all seen Artificial Intelligence or "AI" making headlines recently, and it…
…
continue reading
1
MINI-EPISODE: The UAW Strike Story Not on the News with Larry Cohen
2:05
2:05
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
2:05
Once you've finished listening to our new episode with Larry Cohen, check out this mini-episode as he discusses the UAW strike. ----- We're thrilled to present our latest episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast. Lori is joined by Larry Cohen, former President of the Communication Workers of America, for a guided tour of the United Auto Workers (UAW…
…
continue reading
1
The UAW Strike Story Not on the News with Larry Cohen
25:21
25:21
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
25:21
We're thrilled to present our latest episode of the Rethinking Trade podcast. Lori is joined by Larry Cohen, former President of the Communication Workers of America, for a guided tour of the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. (Spoiler alert: There’s a lot more about this strike and how it could impact all of us than most of us know!) Larry brings h…
…
continue reading
In the latest episode of Rethinking Trade, our guests unpack the specific policies safeguarding Europeans’ privacy, busting Big Tech monopolies, and banning the most risky uses if AI. Yup, all of the policies Big Tech has managed to evade here so far… We’re joined by: Calli Schroeder, Senior Counsel and Global Privacy Counsel at the Electronic Priv…
…
continue reading
1
Airlines Offshoring Plane Maintenance?!
24:17
24:17
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
24:17
If you thought the air travel fiasco could not get worse, consider the scary news that airlines are offshoring the maintenance work needed to keep planes safe. It’s the same greedy cost-cutting behind the outdated computer systems and gutted airline staffing that is causing the epic air travel meltdowns upending millions of peoples’ lives. In the r…
…
continue reading
1
Shocker or Not: End China Trade Status Says Bipartisan Commission
24:47
24:47
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
24:47
Shock waves were sent through Washington, D.C.’s many trade wonks when the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission gave a unanimous bipartisan recommendation that Congress consider ending China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR). Opponents of China PNTR were trashed as idiots, protectionists and doom mongers during a brutal 2000 U.S. nat…
…
continue reading
Pharmacist Keith Abell and Dr Joel Wallach return after a few months hiatus by going back to the basics that made Dr Wallach Famous. Dead Doctors Don't Lie. To learn more about Dr Wallach and Pharmacist Keith visit http://AskPharmacistKeith.com As a Certified Wholistic Health Coach Pharmacist Keith works one on one with folks to educate and show fo…
…
continue reading
1
EVs and Solar: What’s with the Rage About US Joining Fight Against Climate Chaos?
27:49
27:49
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
27:49
The U.S. finally is getting its act together on climate with big new tax credits for people who buy electric vehicles (EVS) and go solar and incentives for companies to do invest in green production. So why are European and Asian governments steaming mad at us and screaming “trade barrier!!” in numerous languages, instead of cheering our better-lat…
…
continue reading
1
Factory Towns Can Save Democracy & Democrats Alike
26:15
26:15
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
26:15
Every election is THE most important in our lifetimes, except the 2022 midterms and 2024 presidential actually are. How have we come to this crisis of democracy? A team of data scientists, opinion researchers, and strategists spent a year studying the two-time Obama voters who then elected Trump in 2020 and their shattered communities. The resultin…
…
continue reading
1
Treat IPEF with Sunlight To Avoid Harm
16:20
16:20
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
16:20
Your doctor’s not at fault if you don’t know about IPEF. It’s not a new virus. But it could harm billions of people. Or not. IPEF = Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Setting rules for 40% of the world’s economy is the goal of this recently-launched “trade” negotiation. With the public and Congress locked out so far, few people even know about these …
…
continue reading
1
Shady COVID Deal: WTO’s Midnight Scandal
30:28
30:28
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
30:28
After two years of pandemic and 15 million dead, how did the first big global WTO summit end with WTO intellectual property barriers still blocking global access to COVID meds? This episode exposes how a sham text gavelled through in the middle of the night and produced a worse-than-nothing outcome only Big Pharma can love. How could this happen gi…
…
continue reading
1
Your Greatest Success is One Step Beyond your Greatest Failure
9:42
9:42
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
9:42
Good morning, folks I haven’t done one of these videos in a really long time. I want to expand on something I was listening to on the radio earlier. It was a child psychologist that runs one of the clinics here in Louisville and he was talking about how we coddle our kids and how that affects them in later life. When they are small folks worry, the…
…
continue reading
1
Spinal Stenosis, Heart Health, Cataracts, Smoking Cessation, Gout and more
1:12:29
1:12:29
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
1:12:29
In this episode, Dr Wallach and Pharmacist Keith discuss Spinal Stenosis, Heart Health, Cataracts, Smoking Cessation, Gout and more. To learn more about Dr Wallach and the 90 for Life lifestyle visit http://CampaignForNutrition.com Swag Shop: http://Swag.CampaignForNutrition.com Dr Wallachs Books, CD's, DVD's http://DrJWallach.com --- Send in a voi…
…
continue reading
1
Liver Disease, Diabetes, Sleep Disorders, Excess Heat
1:28:12
1:28:12
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
1:28:12
Dr Joel Wallach and Pharmacist Keith discuss Liver Disease, diabetes, being prepared for excess heat, COVID sleep disorders and more 'Alarming' New Data on Disordered Sleep After COVID More than two thirds of patients (67.2%) reported at least moderate fatigue, while 21.8% reported severe fatigue, Pena reported. In addition, 41.3% reported at least…
…
continue reading
1
De Minimis: Amazon’s Big Little Secret
22:59
22:59
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
22:59
On this episode of Rethinking Trade with Lori Wallach we’ll expose Amazon’s big little secret — a loophole which allows Amazon and other online giants to import billions of dollars in uninspected, unsafe, tax-dodging goods from China into the United States every year. Only Uzbekistan has a bigger “de minimis” loophole, which is the technical name f…
…
continue reading
This in an excerpt from Campaign for Nutrition Health and Wellness Hour zoom between Pharmacist Keith Abell and Dr Joel Wallach where they discussed the recent outbreak of Monkeypox. The full episode will be published in a few days. http://CampaignForNutrition.com #monkeypox #monkeypoxvirus #monkeypox2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas…
…
continue reading
1
Doc Answers Your Questions - Baby Formula, SIDS, Ovarian Cysts, Obesity, Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Degenerative Disk Disease
1:23:59
1:23:59
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
1:23:59
Baby Formula, SIDS, Ovarian Cysts, Obesity, Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Degenerative Disk Disease Dr. Joel Wallach and Pharmacist Keith believe that the human body was Divinely designed so when we give it the proper nutritional tools we can support and promote the body’s natural ability to repair itself. Join us every week as we look at the latest…
…
continue reading
1
Answering Questions - MS, Stroke, Hodgkins Disease
1:19:01
1:19:01
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
1:19:01
In today's video, Dr Joel Wallach and Pharmacist Keith discuss MS, Aspartame, Osteoporosis of the skull. stoke, Hodgkins disease and Gluten Dr. Joel Wallach and Pharmacist Keith believe that the human body was Divinely designed so when we give it the proper nutritional tools we can support and promote the body’s natural ability to repair itself. Jo…
…
continue reading
In this video Pharmacist Keith Abell and Dr Joel Wallach discuss good and bad foods. The good foods will support your body in the journey to heal itself. The bad foods prevent absorption of vitamins and minerals and even cause damage to your body. If you are serious about your health, this lifestyle change is vital to optimal absorption and results…
…
continue reading
1
Drugs, COVID, the WTO and a Leaked Text
22:41
22:41
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
22:41
In this episode, Lori talks with two trailblazing attorneys: Fatima Hassan at Cape Town’s Health Justice Initiative, South Africa and Sangeeta Shashikant with the global Third World Network. They discuss why after 18 months, there still is no deal to waive the WTO intellectual property rules blocking global access to COVID vaccines, treatments and …
…
continue reading
1
Cereal Killers - You Are What You Absorb
43:00
43:00
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
43:00
In this episode of the Campaign for Nutrition Health and Wellness Hour, Dr Wallach and Pharmacist Keith discuss Gluten sensitivity and its affects on health and wellness. Dr. Joel Wallach and Pharmacist Keith believe that the human body was Divinely designed so when we give it the proper nutritional tools we can support and promote the body’s natur…
…
continue reading
1
Poly Want a Prescription - Polypharmacy - Are All Those Prescriptions Really Needed?
52:31
52:31
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
52:31
Today Dr Joel Wallach and Pharmacist Keith answer the question, "Are all those medications really necessary?" They discuss polypharmacy, the practice of prescribing multiple medications to treat an ever increasing number of medical conditions and why we need to take personal responsibility for our healt. Take a Free Health Evaluation now: http://Ca…
…
continue reading
1
Answering Viewers Questions 2022-02-21
55:07
55:07
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
55:07
In this episode: Voice in the Darkness, Integrity and Viewer Questions L1 Vertebrae Fracture Reconstructive Surgery Wound Healing Zinc Warning Dog with Joint Issue Skin Mites Grandkids in Sports Medical Educational Moment Eye Floaty ADHD Child and DadIts All About the Conversations - http://ContactMapping.com Learn More about Pharmacist Keith on hi…
…
continue reading
1
WTF? WTO Still Blocking End to the Pandemic
20:47
20:47
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
20:47
In this episode, Lori talks with a leading public health expert about how we could END the pandemic and how World Trade Organization monopolies for Big Pharma are blocking that. Health GAP director Asia Russell, who helped bust Big Pharma monopolies to get HIV-AIDS meds to people worldwide, lays out the current COVID situation worldwide and what ac…
…
continue reading
On today's episode of the Campaign for Nutrition Wellness Hour, Pharmacist Keith and Dr Joel Wallach discuss the role of Zinc and Vitamin D in immunity. They also discuss co factors that are necessary when supplementing to prevent complications from long term zinc supplementation. In the second half of the episode, they take questions from particip…
…
continue reading
1
MC12, Part 2: Still No COVID Waiver, But WTO Inks Services Deregulation Deal
15:03
15:03
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
15:03
In Part 1 we discussed some of the big issues at stake at the World Trade Organization’s 12th Ministerial conference, which was scheduled to take place last week in Geneva. That meeting, however, was postponed after the introduction of travel restrictions related to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Ironically, WTO countries enacting the waiver to g…
…
continue reading
1
MC12, Part 1: Will Big Pharma and Big Tech Win at Next Week’s WTO Ministerial?
15:28
15:28
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
15:28
Will the WTO get out of the way of global production of COVID-19 vaccines and meds so we can end this pandemic? Whether Big Pharma or humankind will win is the biggest question as the WTO’s major biennial ministerial meeting starts the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. But Big Tech also has a play… More than 120 countries support waiving some of the WTO …
…
continue reading
U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai’s recent speech about the World Trade Organization was shocking. Why? Because she openly and frankly discussed the yawning gap between the WTO’s expansive rules and what is right and good for people and the planet. And she made clear that the rules of the global commerce agency need a major redo. That sort o…
…
continue reading
1
Apple & Google Seek U.S. Trade Attack on Anti-Monopoly Law
13:44
13:44
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
13:44
Right now, Apple and Google are lobbying the U.S. government to attack South Korean anti-monopoly policies. They claim that a recently passed Korean law requiring app stores to allow consumers to use diverse payment systems violates the US-Korea trade deal. Big Tech corporations want to hijack trade pacts to outlaw as a “barrier to trade” anti-trus…
…
continue reading
1
President Biden Could End the COVID Pandemic at This Week’s UN Summit - Will He?
19:53
19:53
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
19:53
Getting the world vaccinated and ending the pandemic is a political choice: World leaders have the medical, technical and financial capacity. To produce enough vaccines involves three clear steps: getting intellectual property monopoly barriers out of the way through a temporary WTO TRIPS waiver, technology transfer through sharing the recipes, and…
…
continue reading
1
Labor Day Special: An Historic Vote in a Mexican Auto Plant
18:21
18:21
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
18:21
On August 19th, workers at the massive General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico participated in an historic vote that ousted the corrupt and undemocratic protection union that had long controlled labor relations there. The effort to win such a vote was made possible by the labor rules and Rapid Response enforcement mechanism of the USMCA trade deal. I…
…
continue reading
1
Dr Wallach's Laws of Photosynthetic Disruption and Global Warming - Episode 66
25:59
25:59
Spill senere
Spill senere
Lister
Lik
Likt
25:59
In this episode Dr Wallach discusses what he believes is behind the destruction of the Coral Reefs throughout the world and how those same processes are also affecting our health as well. Pharmacist Keith's mother-in-law, who he and his wife had been caring for in their home, had just passed away so he steps aside for the day and turns the mic over…
…
continue reading