Topic: Trade Corridor

2 chapters across the catalog

Lying Weasels
Episode 705 1:05:01 - 1:07:49

705: Lying Weasels

Driverless Trucks, Autonomous Trade Corridors and CD Distribution

Ramsey Kane is producing 1,000 No Agenda CDs to be distributed to long-haul truckers. The hosts discuss the looming threat of automation in the trucking industry, citing reports of autonomous truck experiments in Australia and the "Autonomous Friendly Corridor" in North America. They suggest the media is beginning to "demonize" human truckers to pave the way for corporate driverless fleets.

The King of Beers
Episode 33 28:17 - 36:13

33: The King of Beers

NASCO Super Corridor and Lou Dobbs Controversy

Representative Mary Kaptur and media figure Lou Dobbs have drawn attention to the North American Super Corridor (NASCO), often referred to as the "NAFTA Highway." The project involves a multi-modal transportation network connecting Mexican ports to Canada, bypassing U.S. ports like Long Beach and Oakland. Critics of Dobbs in the media have attempted to debunk his claims by arguing that no project is officially named the "NAFTA Superhighway," despite the existence of the NASCO initiative.