by Jacob Woocher | Jun 3, 2015 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Congress felt the pressure today from millions of Americans opposed to fast-track trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. A coalition of organizations opposing the fast-track legislation presented members of the House of Representatives today with boxes...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 2, 2015 | Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. If you’re wondering, “Who is Lindsey Graham, and why is he running for president?”, here’s what you should know. Graham is the senior senator from South...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
It’s all the rage now for Republican presidential candidates to spurn the Royal Romney approach and, instead, to fawn over workers. When former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum announced his presidential bid last week, he did it from a factory floor and called for increasing...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
There is a new dispute over whether the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a "trade" agreement or not. One side says TPP is about trade, and sells it that way. The other side says that most of TPP is not about trade so it is important to examine the effect of the...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
ALL HANDS ON DECK. This is not a drill. The vote in the House of Representatives on fast track trade authority, preapproving the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before the public finds out what is in it, is coming up very soon. It is even possible it could happen...
by Terrance Heath | May 29, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
As of this week, the race for the GOP presidential nomination has eight official candidates, and no front-runner. But it has plenty of gaffes, and promises more to come. The Republican field grew by two more candidates this week, as former senator Rick Santorum and...
