by Dave Johnson | Jan 6, 2014 | Trans-Pacific Partnership
As the administration tries to sell Congress on passing fast-track trade promotion authority in order to push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, we may be seeing some familiar tactics at work. This time it is an effort to get people to jump...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Dec 23, 2013 | Economy, Trans-Pacific Partnership
During the commemorations this month of the life of South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, only occasionally did the media touch on the unfulfilled dreams of economic equality for black South Africans. And when they did, they almost never explored the role...
by Lori Wallach | Dec 20, 2013 | Economy, The Jobs Challenge, Trans-Pacific Partnership
Hard work, smart planning and perseverance made 2013 a year of inspiring fair-trade activism. Vibrant grassroots activism and dogged D.C. advocacy resulted in a new level of public and congressional concern about the perils of Fast Track and the Trans-Pacific...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 18, 2013 | Economy, Trans-Pacific Partnership
There are numerous reports that the Obama administration is getting ready to push "Fast Track" legislation in Congress. It looks like there will be a major effort to get this through. We all need to understand what this means to our wages, jobs and economy. "Fast...
by Dave Johnson | Dec 6, 2013 | Democracy, Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
This is an urgent warning that the country's big-corporate elite are about to try to push something called "Fast Track" Trade Promotion Authority through Congress, in preparation for pushing through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) corporate "investor rights"...
by Thom Hartmann | Nov 15, 2013 | Economy, Making it in America, Trans-Pacific Partnership
This week, Americans got a peek behind the curtain of the Trans Pacific Partnership, and what we found is frightening. On Thursday, Wikileaks published a complete draft of the “intellectual property rights” chapter of the TPP, and it poses a serious risk to free...
