The "NAFTA Flu": Critics Say Swine Flu Has Roots in NAFTA. Democracy Now 4/29/09

As the US reports its first known death from the global swine flu, the World Health Organization has raised its pandemic threat level. Several countries around the world have banned the import of US and Mexican pork products. We speak to professor and author Robert Wallace, who says the swine flu is partly the outcome of neoliberal policies that forced poorer countries to open their markets to poorly regulated Western agribusiness giants. [includes rush transcript]
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/29/the_nafta_flu

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