by Dave Johnson | Sep 5, 2013 | Trans-Pacific Partnership
I am sounding the alarm. Right now governments and the giant multinational corporations are engaged in writing a treaty that would overrule national laws that try to rein in what these giant corporations can do to us. This treaty will allow corporations to sue...
by Stan Collender | Sep 4, 2013 | Conservatism, Economy, This Is The GOP
It wasn't too long yesterday after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced his support for the president's position on Syria that the blogosphere erupted with speculation that the White House had cut a deal. Boehner, it was said, had quickly signed on to U.S....
by Dave Johnson | Aug 26, 2013 | Trans-Pacific Partnership
There is a big strike in Colombia, and you probably don't know about it. Farmers and others are protesting over a variety of grievances including the devastating effect of free-trade agreements, privatization and inequality-driven poverty. Corporate-owned American...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 23, 2013 | Trans-Pacific Partnership
Members of Congress are starting to pay attention to the upcoming, secretly-negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) "trade" agreement that isn't really about trade. And the public is also becoming aware that this runaway job-loss express train is coming straight at...
by Wenonah Hauter | Aug 23, 2013 | Trans-Pacific Partnership
The United States is negotiating a NAFTA-style trade deal that should be alarming to American consumers. The main reason it’s not getting much attention is that the mainstream media is largely ignoring it. This pact deserves more news coverage. It threatens to...
by Digby | Aug 23, 2013 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
The Heritage Foundation Obamascare traveling revival show continues: Former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina organized an evening town hall meeting, which called for defunding the federal health care law. More than 300 people attended the event. [...] Opponents...
