by Dave Johnson | Feb 27, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Eight senators on Thursday let the country know there is going to be a fight over fast-track trade authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.),...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 26, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[fve]http://youtu.be/cYg0pEr-3fU[/fve] All the talk about "trade" deals might seem complicated, with all the "TPP" and "TPA" and "FTA" and "TTIP" floating around. It doesn't have to be difficult, though. Watch Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, explain "fast...
by Robert Reich | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Suppose that by enacting a particular law we’d increase the U.S.Gross Domestic Product. But almost all that growth would go to the richest 1 percent. The rest of us could buy some products cheaper than before. But those gains would be offset by losses of jobs and...
by Dave Johnson | Feb 17, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Fast track trade promotion legislation is likely to be introduced soon and will be used to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement – but the public knows very little about what this would mean to them. To help get the word out, there will be a...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 27, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
US Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman testified before the Senate Tuesday. He was there to push Congress to pass Fast Track Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), so new trade agreements can get pushed through. Protesters disrupted the hearing. The people are trying...
by Dave Johnson | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the League of Conservation Voters and 41 other environmental groups sent a letter to Congress this week, asking them to oppose "fast track" trade promotion authority for upcoming trade agreements like the...
