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Let The Public Read The Completed Parts Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership
The president says the pubic can’t see the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership because it is still being negotiated. So let us see the parts that are not still being negotiated.
Iowa Working Families Summit Advances Push For Progressive Agenda
The Iowa Working Families Summit had a huge turnout – 600 people from all over the state – and was a sharp contrast to the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner on the same day.
President Obama Moves To Stem Police Militarization
Nine months after police in Ferguson, Missouri donned riot gear, and met protestors with paramilitary weapons and equipment, the Obama administration has taken its first real steps towards halting police militarization.
Trans-Pacific Partnership-Related Bill Contains A Medicare Poison Pill
To cover the cost of a program that would help workers who lose their jobs as a result of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Republicans propose a $700 million cut in Medicare.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership And The Costs of Drug Patent Monopolies
The debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has taken center stage in policy circles in recent weeks. Its proponents promise a major economic bonanza from expanded trade. It's not clear that the economics supports this claim.
Fast Track May Clear Senate This Week Republicans predict fast track passage. W. Post: "'We’ll pass it later this week,' McConnell said on ABC's 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos.' 'The president has done an excellent job on this' ... Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), the...
Obama's Trade War Against Warren Wounds His Party – and His Legacy
The president stakes his reputation on a trade deal that may increasingly be seen as a joint Obama/GOP initiative. If successful, his legacy could suffer a mortal blow and his party pay a terrible price.
I'm Not Making This Up: Corporations Use Trade Deals To Attack U.S. Law
President Obama says progressives who warn that trade laws could let corporations overrule U.S. law are "making this stuff up." Two such attacks on U.S. laws and regulations are underway right now.
Wingnut Week In Review: Shame, Shame, Shame
This week, wingnut heads exploded when President Obama took them to task for shaming low-income Americans and Michelle Obama spoke about life as the first African-American first lady.
These Senate Democrats Broke The Blockade Of Fast Track
As promised, here is the list of Democratic Senators who joined Republicans to break the blockade of fast track trade promotion authority, preapproving the Trans-Pacific Partnership before the public can see it.
