by Dave Johnson | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman went to California's Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and aquarium to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Froman claimed that TPP would be good for the environment, and Monterey's local economy. A trade...
by Mary Bottari | Feb 17, 2016 | Trade
A stunning show is wrapping up at the Royal Museum in Brussels called 2050: Brief History of the Future. Near the entrance, a poster is emblazoned with "Let the Future Tell the Truth, Another World Is Possible." The slogan "Another World Is Possible" was popularized...
by Larry Cohen | Feb 11, 2016 | Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
After seven years of secretive negotiations, the presidential primary has finally dragged the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from the shadows. And just in time. The TPP is called a “trade” deal, but it’s really a deal to make trade more profitable for corporations...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 5, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday that the December goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $43.4 billion. Imports were up, exports were down. The cause was a "stronger" dollar, decreased demand around the world thanks to "austerity" policies...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 4, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/LhD5OOVI8qQ[/fve] As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) "free-trade" agreement was signed in New Zealand by representatives of the 12 participating countries, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders strongly voiced his opposition and...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Representatives of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries will officially sign the free trade agreement in Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday (which on this side of the date line means the signing occurs Wednesday). But the prospects for U.S. passage of the...
