by Dave Johnson | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
One of the selling points for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is that it will "increase trade." Here's the thing. If you close a factory in the U.S., lay off all of the workers, devastate the surrounding community, and move the production to a low-wage...
by Terrance Heath | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
A Thanksgiving holiday marred by shootings should remind us that our biggest terrorist threat comes not from Syrian refugees fleeing extremist violence, but from homegrown right-wing extremists. Minneapolis On the Monday before Thanksgiving, white supremacists shot...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 1, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The U.S. Business and Industry Council (USBIC) has launched a media campaign intended to drive awareness of the lack of enforceable currency provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). USBIC represents domestic manufacturers and has an excellent Trading Away...
by Robert Reich | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
On Friday, a gunman killed three at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. Later, in explaining his motive to the police, he said “no more baby parts.” Last Monday, gunmen opened fire on Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis who were demanding action against...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 25, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Vietnam is already snubbing the unenforceable labor provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Voice of America reports, in "Vietnam Beating Case Highlights TPP Labor Rights Issue": A Vietnamese labor activist has accused authorities of beating and detaining...
by Terrance Heath | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
In the worst of times, we need leaders who call us to heed “the better angels of our nature.” In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, right-wing media, officeholders, and candidates have instead embodied the term “ugly American.” “Ugly American” is a pejorative...
