Isabel Estevez(@isabel_estevez_):One of the biggest myths in economics is that “free trade agreements” are about “free trade”. In reality, mega corporate lobbies have made sure to use trade negotiations to gradually expand *their* freedoms — “right to profit” (etc.)

Isabel Estevez

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Co-Executive Director, i3T | Fellow @cplusci | Ex: Dep. Dir, Industrial Policy & Trade @RooseveltInst, Senior Policy Advisor @SierraClub | Ph.D. @Cambridge_Uni

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Isabel Estevez@isabel_estevez_

2026.07.17 13:10

One of the biggest myths in economics is that “free trade agreements” are about “free trade”. In reality, mega corporate lobbies have made sure to use trade negotiations to gradually expand *their* freedoms — “right to profit” (etc.)— at the expense of everyone else’s.