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In Search of a Stronger, More Unified North America

OPINION By ERIC FARNSWORTH and EARL ANTHONY WAYNE North America was trending in the midterm elections, although you may have missed it. Think about the top campaign issues in races across the country: economic recovery and job creation, inflation, the price of gasoline, immigration, border security, increasing crime and suffering in communities devastated by fentanyl and other drugs. With the

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The Tough Job of Unlocking the USMCA’s Full Potential

OPINION By JOHN BURZAWA, SOPHIE EGAR and EARL ANTHONY WAYNE Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides continent-wide rules, norms and problem-solving processes that can help the three-member countries to continue the trade and coproduction system established under its predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But if the USMCA is to

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Borgen Project Hopes to End Extreme Poverty by 2030

By JENNIFER SCHNEIDER The waves lapped against the small fishing vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. While the Internet connection glitched, a young Clint Borgen used the paychecks from his job on the fishing vessel to fund what would eventually become a national campaign that focuses U.S. political attention on extreme poverty around the globe. That was back in 2003, when

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