by Dave Johnson | Nov 9, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Many in Congress have been concerned about the effect of currency manipulation on our country's ability to sell things to the world. They demanded that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) outlaw the practice. The administration promised that the TPP and accompanying...
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 Dave Johnson | Nov 4, 2015 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday that the September goods and services trade deficit was an enormous, humongous $40.8 billion. This is down 15 percent from August's enormous, humongous $40.8 (revised) billion trade deficit, (which was up 15.6 percent from...
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 Dave Johnson | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Almost a month ago, the United States and 11 other countries announced final agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But the final text of TPP is still secret. We still don't get to know what was agreed to. Today, members of Congress brought out a new weapon...
