by Richard Eskow | May 18, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Well, this is awkward. A few days ago President Obama literally laughed off Sen. Elizabeth Warren's concern that his so-called “fast track” provision, which would limit Congressional power regarding trade deals for the next six years, endangers 2010's Dodd/Frank...
by Dave Johnson | May 15, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
President Obama says progressives who warn that trade laws let corporations overrule U.S. law are "making this stuff up." Two attacks on U.S. laws and regulations are underway right now, illustrating how the "corporate courts" provisions in the Trans-Pacific...
by Dave Johnson | May 15, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
As promised, here is the list of Democratic senators who joined Republicans to break the filibuster of fast track trade promotion authority. Fast track essentially preapproves the Trans-Pacific Partnership before the pubic gets a chance to know what is in it. As I...
by Dave Johnson | May 14, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/-Lzb7PmYdv4[/fve] Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and between 10 and 14 "corporate Democrats" in the Senate on Wednesday reached a deal to push "fast track" trade promotion authority through the Senate, essentially preapproving the Trans-Pacific Alliance...
by Terrance Heath | May 14, 2015 | Conservatism, Election 2016, This Is The GOP
The GOP’s “clown car” primary season has begun, and already the downside of having such a long primary campaign is starting to show. The candidates have plenty of time to contradict and embarrass themselves. And are they ever. Here’s a look at how their campaigns are...
by Dave Johnson | May 13, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
What happened in the Senate Tuesday shows why the corporations are fighting so hard to get the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A legislative body jumped in and interfered with corporate plans. The nerve of those people! Try to see it from the point of view of the...
