Episode 842: Showdown at the WTO

By
Sarah Gonzalez
and
Robert Smith
WNYC | May 18, 2018

Twenty three years ago, the United States and just about every country in the world decided that they were going to create a common set of rules about trade. Rule one: If anyone broke these rules, everyone would immediately report to a lake in Switzerland—home of the World Trade Organization.

Today on the show, we ask the big questions: Should the WTO be able to veto a decision made by the elected representatives of the American people? Does it have enough power to stop a trade war? And the biggest question of all... Is mint even a flavor?

Music: "Limbo Central" "Morning Eyes" "Apple Odding in Oman"

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