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Reason September 2004 Jacob Sullum	Cotton Belt Farmers in developing countries have long blamed U.S. cotton subsidies for encouraging overproduction and driving down world prices. A panel of three trade experts conclude that the subsidies violate WTO rules.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Brian Gorman	The Cotton Effect The WTO's ruling against U.S. cotton subsidies may mean changes for agricultural-product firms. It's a point that investors may want to keep in mind.
Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003	Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Trade Dividend The giant and competitors in agricultural biotechnology should enjoy rising sales in the developed world as subsidies come down. Investors, take note.
Reason February 2006 Griswold, Slivinski & Preble	Six Reasons to Kill Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers The time is ripe for unilaterally removing America's distorting agricultural trade policies. Here's how: 1. Lower Food Prices for American Families... 2. Lower Costs and Increased Exports for American Companies... etc.
Salon.com May 1, 2002 Damien Cave	Old McDonald had a subsidy Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult...
Food Processing September 2007 Cal Dooley	Power Lunch: Reform, don't just renew, the farm bill This country needs a farm bill that reduces excessive taxpayer-funded subsidies to wealthy farmers and eliminates agricultural market distortions.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Mark L. Clifford	Trade: "We Would Like a Fair Deal" India's Commerce & Industry Minister, Arun Jaitley, talks about the failure in Cancun and the future of trade talks.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley	Lula's Trade Crusade Is Far From Over It's a rude awakening for the Bush administration. Brazilian President Lula da Silva, emboldened after bringing together 22 developing countries to confront the U.S. and Europe at global trade talks in September, now looks ready to derail talks for a Free Trade Area of the Americas.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003	Behind Brazil's New Assertiveness Foreign Minister Celso Amorim explains the rationale for its much tougher positions on world and regional trade
BusinessWeek April 4, 2005 Paul Magnusson	Rob Portman: Man On The Hot Seat Nominated by President George W. Bush as the next U.S. Trade Representative, the Republican congressman from Ohio will step into a whirlwind of U.S.-led negotiations.
Inc. January 2005 Elizabeth Wasserman	Happy Birthday, WTO? An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs.
IndustryWeek June 23, 2010	TradeTension As the volume of world trade grows, trade disagreements also are growing in complexity and number. Here are some key trade disputes that manufacturers should have on their radar.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004	A Breakthrough In Trade Talks? Efforts to unblock stalled multilateral trade talks received a boost with a surprise May 10 offer by the European Union to do away with billions of dollars in agricultural export subsidies.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- Time to End the Global Gridlock Lack of movement in world trade negotiations could be costing U.S. manufacturers half a trillion dollars.
BusinessWeek June 6, 2005 Paul Magnusson	Betting The Farm On Free Trade Bob Stallman is at the center of a storm over the future of American agriculture.
InternetNews October 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Ag Proposal Could Benefit IT Trade Talks IT trade groups praise U.S. efforts to spark stalled trade talks on broadening the global tech marketplace.
Reason November 2001 Michael W. Lynch	Money for Nothing: The Joys of U.S. Farm Policy Why is there a stigma attached to using government-financed stamps to purchase food but no stigma attached to accepting government money to grow the food in the first place? American farm policy is filled with such stumpers...
Reason November 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward	Zombie Farmers A July report from the Government Accountability Office found that the U.S. Department of Agriculture paid more than $1 billion in subsidies to 172,801 dead farmers during a six-year period.
Reason June 2006 Bruce Bartlett	The President's Rotten Record on Trade Why George W. Bush is the most protectionist president since Herbert Hoover.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing's Big Brazilian Break? It could have happened in Brazil, but it won't.
Food Engineering September 3, 2007	Farm Bill Under Fire After months of movement through Congress in relative obscurity, the Farm Bill is igniting controversy. Everyone, it seems, is finding something in it not to like.
Reason March 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward	Subsidy Creep American produce growers should get the same treatment as corn and wheat farmers if our farm policy is to be equitable, predictable and beyond challenge.
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Dadush & Nielson	Governing Global Trade The multilateral system that has underpinned world trade for over 50 years is facing serious challenges.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Brian Gorman	U.N. Plants Seed for Agribusiness Its endorsement of biotech foods could clear the way for agribusiness in the developing world.
On Wall Street October 1, 2008 Milton Ezrati	The Bric Economies: No Longer a Cornerstone These markets are starting to perform in very different ways, so investors need to step up research efforts to determine the best bets.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Peter D. Sutherland	Why We Should Embrace Globalization For the first time, many companies are operating on a global basis. Although this change has raised fears among some people in both industrial and developing countries, it offers new and exciting opportunities for raising living standards worldwide.
Reason April 2008 Radley Balko	Data: Handout Bonanza The Cato Institute researched the total number of subsidies handed out by the federal government since 1970. This chart shows their findings.
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Alan Bjerga	Farmers Anxious About USDA's New Policies Organic food, nutrition, and broadband programs are trumping farm payments under Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's initiatives
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Cynthia D. Churchwell	Lessons From a Nasty Trade Dispute Even if the World Trade Organization rules in favor of your country's government, it may not mean the end of a business dispute. Harvard professors Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro explain why.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Anne McGuirk	The Doha Development Agenda The launch of a new trade round in Doha last November was a major breakthrough following the debacle in Seattle in 1999. The new round places the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of its work, but a successful outcome is by no means a foregone conclusion.
Reason July 2005 Matt Welch	Welfare Queen Farm subsidies for the filthy rich: Britain's queen received approximately $1.3 million in farm subsidies... Ted Turner nets a minimum of $698,127... etc.
BusinessWeek June 11, 2009 Carol Matlack	The New Protectionism One country's bailout is another's industrial subsidy. Rising tension could lead to damaging trade wars.
Finance & Development June 2010 Clements et al.	Oil Subsidies: Costly and Rising Reducing subsidies worldwide can bring substantial environmental benefits and create much-needed fiscal space
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Ian Katz	A Central Banker Winning Kudos Brazil's Henrique Meirelles talks about interest rates, free trade, and the currency.
Reason January 2006 Kerry Howley	I, T-Shirt The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade, by Pietra Rivoli posits that to see what we are sacrificing by embracing protectionism while preaching free markets, Americans need look no further than their closets.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Hans Peter Lankes	Market Access for Developing Countries Poor countries could boost growth and reduce poverty by expanding exports to the rich countries and to each other. But, despite the progress made in trade liberalization under successive multilateral agreements, many barriers persist in both developing and industrial countries.
Food Engineering February 26, 2007	Regulatory Watch The Bush Administration is pushing more than 65 new proposals as part of this year's farm bill., which is getting mixed reviews.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Fallow Wheat Field Monsanto halts development of its controversial genetically modified spring wheat.
Reason December 2005 Ronald Bailey	Data: Escape from Poverty In 2000 the world's eight richest nations set the Millennium Development Goals... Average annual global per capita income fell, in real dollars, from $445 in 1 A.D. to $436 in 1000 A.D. By 1820 it had increased to $667... etc.
Reason December 2007 Kerry Howley	Data: Green Acres Willie Nelson's crusade to save the family farm has never been so relevant to Park Avenue. Here is a map that represents Manhattan residents raking in federal agricultural subsidies.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Brazil Benefit Brazil is on the cusp of legalizing genetically modified seed sales, a potential boon for Monsanto.
Reason April 2005 Kerry Howley	Tidal Waves and Tariffs Western politicians ask why billions in assistance have yielded precious little, but handouts can go only so far. The farmers of Vietnam, Thailand, and India don't want to spend the rest of their lives accepting our aid. They just want to sell us shrimp.
U.S. Banker September 2009 Anthony Malakian	Waving the Yellow Flag Agricultural loans are performing better than other credits, but signs of weakness are all around. Will the farm sector be the next shoe to drop?
U.S. Banker June 2009 Joseph Rosta	Protectionism Is not Self-Defense As anti-trade measures pile up, "this will worsen the contraction of world trade and undermine confidence in an early and sustained recovery in global economic activity," the WTO says.
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Peter Coy	Commentary: On the Yuan, Be Careful What You Wish For Trade war fever is rising in Washington. Slapping China with unilateral tariffs would feel good -- and make matters worse.
Reason March 2003 Charles Oliver	Global Speculators A billionaire and a Nobel laureate want to fix international trade agencies. Why bother?
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004	Brazil's Soft Spot For Software Development, Industry & Trade Minister Luiz Fernando Furlan explains why the country is intently focusing on the software sector.
CFO May 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Euro Clash Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 Jill Jusko	The Two Sides Of Trade Manufacturers are full of praise and criticism as the WTO's influence spreads. Meanwhile the 146-member group finds itself at a crucial crossroads as globalization alters the trade landscape.