Stop the Job and Democracy Killing Free Trade Agreements (58)
Does Clinton Really Oppose TPP? There Is A Test For That
Written by Dave Johnson | Common Dreams
Many people have come to believe politicians say what they need to say to win, and then turn on them. If Hillary Clinton wants to win the Democratic nomination and inspire people to vote for her in the general election, she must find ways to overcome this voter skepticism.
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Exporting U.S. Meat, Dairy, and Disease
Written by Dr. Neal Barnard |The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade agreement between 12 nations—ended earlier this week. The likely passage of the agreement means that America could soon be exporting more disease-causing meat and dairy products to Mexico, Japan, and several other countries already suffering from the onslaught of the Western diet.
You Knew the TPP Was Bad. Here's How It Gets Even Worse
Written by Dave Johnson | Common Dreams
Negotiators are meeting in Atlanta, trying to wrap up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It might be wrapped up as soon as Thursday. While the agreement is secret, there are reasons for people to be very, very concerned.
Protesting Big Pharma 'Death Sentence,' Cancer Patient Arrested Outside TPP Talks
Written by Jon Queally | Common Dreams
'For thousands of women to die unnecessary of breast cancer because of the TPP is a horrible, cruel, premeditated, and avoidable catastrophe.'
CWA Joins Allies at TPP Ministerial Meeting in Atlanta
Written by CWA News
CWA members from the Atlanta area, the Atlanta #StopTPP Coalition and many environmental, faith, senior citizen and LGBT activists protested today at the trade ministerial meeting in Atlanta, GA, where negotiators are pushing for a deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Senate Grants Obama Fast-Track Trade Authority After Contentious Battle
Written by Zach Carter and Laura Barron-Lopez | The Huffington Post
The Senate made it official on Wednesday, granting President Barack Obama the power to streamline passage of major trade pacts with Pacific Rim nations and the European Union by a vote of 60 to 38.
Obama trade agenda inches toward passage with Senate vote on ‘fast track’
Written by Mike DeBonis | The Washington Post
A razor-thin Senate vote Tuesday put President Obama on the cusp of claiming victory for his ambitious international trade agenda, clearing the way for legislation granting him “fast track” negotiating powers to potentially reach his desk by week’s end.
Almost $200 Million Donated to Representatives to Pass TPA
Written by Paola Casale | Economy in CrisisMany think our government is for sale. However, by taking a look at the facts below provided by the Open Secrets, it is easy to understand where they are coming from.
The Fast Track trade authority package was rejected Friday because two years of effort by a vast corporate coalition, the White House and GOP leaders -- and weeks of deals swapped for yes votes -- could not assuage a majority in the House of Representatives facing constituents' concerns that more of the same trade policy would kill more jobs, push down wages and open a Pandora's box of other damaging consequences.
Defeat of Fast Track Package Highlights Americans’ Concerns About More of the Same Trade Policy – Senate-Passed Bill NOT Adopted
Written by Lori Wallach | Public Citizen Global Trade Watch
The Fast Track package sent over from the Senate was rejected today by the House because two years of effort by a vast corporate coalition, the White House and GOP leaders – and weeks of procedural gimmicks and deals swapped for yes votes –could not assuage Americans’ concerns that more of the same trade policy would kill more jobs and push down our wages.
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Will Dems rescue Obama's trade pact?
Written by Jake Sherman, John Breshnahan and Lauren French | Politico
Hours before one of the most consequential votes of President Barack Obama’s second term — whether to give him fast-track trade powers to clinch a sprawling Pacific Rim trade deal — Democrats and Republicans have no idea whether the votes are there to pass it.
TAA Will Offer Little Help to Workers Hit Hard by Trade
Written by James P. Hoffa | The Huffington Post
For years, the Teamsters have been strong supporters of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) legislative efforts that have offered support to thousands of workers who have lost their jobs due to bad trade deals. But not this time.
Shock: Congress Plots to Pay for Reviled TPP Deal by Raiding Medicare
Written by Gaius Publius | AlterNet
It just doesn't get more cynical than this. Note that we're talking about a bipartisan trade deal, thanks to 14 Democratic senators led by Ron Wyden and Chuck Schumer. If Democrats fail to regain the Senate or put their next neo-liberal candidate in the White House — or both — they will have done it to themselves through cynical moves like this.
The TPP Is Corporate America's 'Precious,' but the House Is Mount Doom
Written by Ben Winkler | The Huffington Post
For its proponents, the TPP is one deal to rule them all -- one deal to take economies representing 40 percent of the world's economic output and, in the darkness, bind them. The fight over fast-track authority, necessary for the TPP's passage, has already become an enthralling political saga. But here comes a plot twist: We've all been focusing on the wrong battlefield.