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TPP Faces Tough Road In Congress Populist sentiment threatens congressional approval. Politico: "...Speaker-in-waiting Kevin McCarthy will have to tame an unruly tea party caucus to push the agreement through the House. And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a...
What You Should Know About That Completed TPP "Trade" Deal
Countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership say they have reached a deal. So here it comes. The agreement remains secret for now, but here is what we know and what to expect.
House Republicans' Latest Attack Against the Financial Protection Bureau
The driving motivation of a bill with the innocuous title of the ""Financial Product Safety Commission Act" is not "financial product safety," but the crippling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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TPP Deal Struck Pacific rim nations agree to TPP trade deal. NYT: "The accord for the first time would require state-owned businesses like those in Vietnam and Malaysia to comply with commercial trade rules and labor and environmental standards ... Unions and human...
What Can We Do About Guns?
Americans favor—and have always favored—strong legislation to oversee and restrict gun ownership. So why are politicians afraid of promoting gun laws and what can we, as a practical matter, do about it?
Don't Put Privatizer And Payday Lender Lobbyist On The USPS Board
Several groups are sounding the alarm about new nominees to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors. One is a notorious privatizer, another a payday lender lobbyist.
Wingnut Week In Review: Men Behaving Badly
This week, a bunch of Republican Congressmen made fools of themselves during their own hearing to bring down Planned Parenthood. It was farcical from beginning to end.
Why the Washington Post’s Attack on Bernie Sanders is Bunk
The Washington Post just ran an attack on Bernie Sanders that distorts not only what he’s saying and seeking but also the basic choices that lie before the nation.
Tobacco 'Carve Out' Proposal Shows How TPP Hurts Us
The idea of a "trade" agreement that actually lets tobacco companies sue governments is so shocking that it is providing a tip-off to the public about what else could be in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Will Any Presidential Candidate Support Banning Handguns?
Proposing a handgun ban certainly wouldn't make it become law anytime soon, but it would refocus the debate on the actual source of most of our senseless gun deaths.
