by Dave Johnson | May 12, 2015 | Blog
As the Senate begins consideration today of the "fast track" trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, President Obama says that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is expressing concerns because she is "a politician." The president's statement demeaning what...
by Isaiah J. Poole | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
With Washington in paralysis over how to pay for billions of dollars in needed improvements to our transportation network, the conversation has increasingly turned to what are best called "deals with the Devil." Sometimes the deals involve turning over traditionally...
by Robert Reich | May 11, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
On Friday, President Obama chose Nike headquarters in Oregon to deliver a defense of his proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. It was an odd choice of venue. Nike isn’t the solution to the problem of stagnant wages in America. Nike is the problem. It’s true that over...
by Bill Scher | May 11, 2015 | Blog
In my pre-UK election explainer, I noted that projections showed Labour taking a net of about three dozen seats from the ruling Conservatives. That ended up being one. There are certainly reasons for UK Conservatives and US conservatives to cheer. The ruling party bet...
by Dave Johnson | May 8, 2015 | Blog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has scheduled the voting process for trade promotion authority, commonly known as "fast track," to begin as early as Tuesday. If passed, fast track prohibits the Congress from amending trade agreements no matter what problems...
by Dave Johnson | May 8, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Speaking at Nike's headquarters today, President Obama said this about the Trans-Pacific Partnership: "So when you look at a country like Vietnam, under this agreement, Vietnam would actually, for the first time, have to raise its labor standards. It would have to set...
