by Mark Weisbrot | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
How much is President Obama willing to harm the Democratic Party in order to win approval for the deeply unpopular Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “trade” agreement? We may soon find out. On Tuesday, Politico broke the story that the White House will be “making an...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
President Obama is trying to get a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during the "lame duck" session of Congress that will take place after the election. We can help stop this by getting enough Democrats on the record as opposing the TPP. In particular, we...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Hillary Clinton has appointed Former Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, a big supporter of TPP, to lead her transition team, should she be elected President. Politico has more, in Clinton campaign transition chief has pushed for TPP: The new chairman of Hillary Clinton's...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 16, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The administration is engaging in a month-long "blitz" to promote a lame-duck vote in Congress for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). At the same time Rock Against The TPP has launched a concert tour to drive public awareness of the implications of TPP. Which do you...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]https://youtu.be/_m1p5h1lFOg[/fve] One day after presidential candidate Hillary Clinton strongly underscored her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership in a speech in Detroit, President Obama officially started the clock on a lame-duck congressional vote on...
by Dave Johnson | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
[fve]https://youtu.be/ZDJOMSFdEJw[/fve] Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but is having trouble convincing people to believe her. Imagine the trouble Hillary Clinton will have trying to build support...