by Dave Johnson | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has finally been released and We the People can see what has been negotiated in our name. President Obama laid out the bottom line, saying the deal "puts American workers first." Does it? TPP Text The full text of...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Nov 5, 2015 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership was released by the Obama administration Thursday, and as Lori Wallach, head of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch and a leading expert on trade, its provisions are "even worse than we thought." Wallach was among several...
by Richard Kirsch | Nov 4, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Paul Ryan paints himself as a champion of “the people” over “Washington.” But the “people” the new House speaker defends are corporations. And the “Washington” he attacks is the one that does deliver for real people. For the past five years, Ryan has authored the...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 4, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been completed. The agreement is a big deal. It is said it writes the rules for doing business in the 21st century and covers 40 percent of the world's economy. The agreement will determine whether the giant corporations will...
by Bill Scher | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016
In last week's debate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio had a point. He's not the first presidential candidate to miss Senate votes. It's impossible to run for president and have a perfect attendance record. What Rubio really missed in the Senate was the chance to prove he...
by Dave Johnson | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog, Election 2016
The Republican party has cancelled a planned NBC/Telemundo presidential candidate debate because candidates were asked substantive questions and their answers were challenged by moderators in last week's CNBC debate. Republican candidates are demanding easier and more...
