By its very nature as a port city, Tampa has long profited from the global economy. The question for city leaders today is how best to take advantage of the evolving world marketplace. ...more

December 1, 2008

Roaming across Europe on a glamorous weeklong goodbye, President Bush does not sound like a man with dismal poll ratings, dwindling influence and just seven months left in office. ...more

June 14, 2008

John McCain is bullish on free trade. The country isn't. Yet McCain doesn't miss many opportunities to reproach Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama's emerging opposition to international trade deals. ...more

June 13, 2008

Pelosi Is Correct Regarding "Political Games Freeze Trade Deal With Good Partner Colombia" (Our Opinion, May 13): ...more

May 21, 2008

In fairness to the Mexican working class, their borders are also open to foreign nationals from all over the world. Greedy corporations worldwide are promoting "open borders" for the purpose of cheap labor and to also violate tariff laws where applied. Example: The North American Free Trade Agreement "NAFTA." This trade agreement sharply lowered tariffs and investment barriers among the three countries: Mexico, Canada and the United States. It has also violated the sovereignty of all three nations, creating a North American Union. NAFTA has brought new business and investment to Mexico, but it destroys Mexican industries who cannot compete with the goods coming from the United States and Canada. ...more

February 18, 2008

Gathering strength, Sen. Barack Obama collected a key labor endorsement and coaxed away one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegates Friday, at the same time he criticized his rival for supporting legislation harmful to workers. ...more

February 16, 2008

President Bush signed a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement Friday, paving the way for stronger economic ties with the Andean nation and boosting the administration's efforts to shore up relations with Latin America. ...more

December 15, 2007