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BuzzFeed Exposes Corporate "Super Courts" That Can Overrule Government
Existing “trade” agreements allow corporations to sue governments for passing laws and regulations that limit their profits. They set up special “corporate courts” in which corporate attorneys decide the cases.
The Contest That Decides If You Get Help To Escape The Climate Crisis
We are still struggling to fund some of our most basic needs, including how to keep our communities from literally drowning. Instead of raising more revenue, our government held a contest.
Progressive Breakfast
Trump To Visit Mexico Trump to visit Mexico before AZ immigration speech today. NYT: "Donald J. Trump will visit Mexico on Wednesday for a private meeting with President Enrique Peña Nieto ... 'They are not our friend, believe me,' Mr. Trump said in a speech last year...
Trump's Immigration 'Pivot' and the Effort to Expose It For What It Is
Trump is trying to have it both ways: Reassure his base that he is the same candidate who promised to kick out all 11 million undocumented immigrants while offering what sounds like more rational, realistic policy.
EU Tells Apple It Is The Boss Of Them
The EU decided that Ireland's tax deal with Apple, based on Apple demanding a tax break to "bring jobs" to Ireland instead of somewhere else, is "state aid" to the company.
Cheaters like Trump See Cheaters Everywhere
Trump called Pennsylvanians vote thieves, although the state GOP could find absolutely no in person voter fraud in the state. None. But that doesn’t matter because when Republicans like Trump cheat, they think everyone else cheats too.
Progressive Breakfast
Next President Has Power To Thwart TPP "White House says it sees a path to approval of Pacific trade deal" reports Reuters: "The White House said on Monday it could still win congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact before President Barack...
Health Care Is a Right, Not a Business
The U.S. insurance industry has objectively failed to manage either the cost or quality of health care. Health care is a human right, and private insurers have failed to safeguard it. They had their shot, and they blew it.
Good News In The Reported Collapse of U.S.-Europe Trade Talks
The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has provisions similar to the those in the Trans-Pacific Partnership that would allow multinationals to sue governments in a special trade court.
After Trump
I recently got a call from a political analyst in Washington. “Trump is dropping like a stone,” he said, convincingly. “After Election Day, he’s history.” I think Trump will lose the election, but I doubt he’ll be “history.”
