May
2013 17
2013 17
F U, FTA: NY Co. Is Causing Lead Poisoning in Kids and Suing the Peruvian Gov’t to Pay For It
A brilliant piece of investigative journalism from Andrew Martin of Bloomberg News exposes the dangers of global trade agreements and how they affect the sovereignty of nations. As the U.S. pushes forward with the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) it is important to understand how such agreements allow multi-national corporations to...
May
2013 10
2013 10
UNDERREPORTED: Korean FTA Has Already Resulted in 10% Decline in Exports, 37% Trade Deficit Increase
Under the Obama Administration, the United States has entered into free trade agreements (FTAs) with Korea, Colombia, and Panama. As to why these agreements were necessary, President Obama promised “greater U.S. access to the Korean auto market, significantly increased labor rights and worker protections in Colombia, and enhanced tax...
May
2013 3
2013 3
RAT PACT: CWA’s Peres, CEPR’s Baker Weigh In Anew on the Horrors of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Ken Peres, Chief Economist for the Communication Workers of America (CWA), is sounding the alarm that the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is worse for workers than even its foes realize. The “free trade agreement” that has become a top priority of the Obama Administration sets dangerous precedents for America’s economic...
Mar
2013 1
2013 1
John Kerry’s European Visit Kicks Up TAFTA Talks. Will They Be Mere Whispers Like TPP Negotiations?
On his first tour of Europe as Secretary of State, John Kerry has been pushing for a free trade agreement with European nations calling it a “priority of President Obama’s second term.” The Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement — or, TAFTA — claims to reinvent the struggling economic relationship between the EU and the...
Dec
2012 3
2012 3
The Trans-Pacific Partnership’s International Tribunals Will Take “Corporate Personhood” to the Level of “Corporate Super Humanism”
As has been discussed on this blog in the past, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being put together in extreme secrecy. This secrecy comes complete with a total lack of mainstream media coverage despite serious potential long-term effects. Leaked documents show that the TPP will have a chilling effect on the ability of the United ...
Oct
2012 26
2012 26
Trans-Pacific Partnership More Likely to Create “Disaster Scenario” than Positive Economic Impact
Lost in this election’s never-ending barrage of meme unworthy misquotes and rehashed social issue talking points is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement that looks to shape the future of business in burgeoning Asian markets. It has been mentioned exactly zero times by the Presidential candidates as far as we can tell,...
Sep
2012 27
2012 27
On China, Obama and Romney Talk Tougher on the Trail than in the Oval Office
Despite the fact that both presidential candidates are trying to position themselves as the man who will finally get tough on China and help reduce the U.S. trade deficit, track records show neither really has the credentials. Mitt Romney has said on the campaign trail that he would label China a “currency manipulator” on his ...
Sep
2012 3
2012 3
Rallies Mount Against Trans-Pacific Partnership Which “Has Almost Nothing to Do With Trade”
Dean Baker, writing about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for The Guardian, suggests that the deal revolves around anything but free trade. He paints beltway insiders with a brush of humorous reality: “Free trade” is a sacred mantra in Washington. If anything is labeled as being “free trade”, then everyone in the...
