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The real problem with NAFTA, explained

May 11, 2017
Marketplace correspondent and host Sabri Ben-Achour explains the fundamentals of the North American Free Trade Agreement and what would happen if NAFTA was terminated. 
The Mexican, US and the Canadian flags sit in the lobby where the third round of the NAFTA renegotiations are taking place in Ottawa, Ontario, September 24, 2017.
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A brief history of NAFTA

Mar 20, 2017
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal explains the history of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 
Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer gather for a trilateral meeting at Global Affairs on the final day of the third round of the NAFTA renegotiations in Ottawa, Ontario, September 27, 2017. 
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Video: The envelope, please?

Feb 27, 2017
On our weekly Facebook Live video, Kai and Molly talk about the Oscars historic snafu, the president's upcoming budget and more.

Doctors vote to stop drug ads to consumers

Nov 18, 2015
The American Medical Association wants a ban on ads, saying they drive up prices.

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A Texas county, 4 years after state's worst wildfire

Oct 2, 2015
Bastrop County, in the dry piney woods, not only is rebuilding, it's growing.

Robert Reich is trying to save capitalism

Sep 29, 2015
The former labor secretary's new book is about remaking a system that works for everyone.