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Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

Obama's Economic Vision: The U.S. as a Third World Nation

Curtis Ellis | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics
Read More: Tpp, Free Trade, Trans Pacific Partnership, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Fracking, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Politics News
Curtis Ellis

It's no surprise an administration as tied to Wall Street as this one is taking the side of the financial sector. But it's even worse: If the administration has its way, neither Congress nor any government official, elected or appointed, would have any say in the matter.

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Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Would Hurt American Manufacturers

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 05.02.2013 | Business
Read More: U.S. Trade Deficit, Foreign Tribunals, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Country of Origin Labeling, Buy American, Business News
Michele Nash-Hoff

The TPP treaty would exacerbate our trade deficit problem and make it even harder for American manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.

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Our Failed Trade Policies Are Not Creating Jobs at Home

Pearl Korn | Posted 03.05.2013 | Politics
Read More: Wto, Public Citizen, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Trans-Pacific Partnership, U.S. South Korea Trade Deal, Internet Privacy, Nafta, Colombia Free Trade, Internet Censorship, Food Safety, Ttp, Barack Obama Ttp, Trade Policies, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Politics News
Pearl Korn

While the ugly and rancorous "fiscal cliff" battle has been playing out in Washington, another negotiation equally critical for America was also being conducted, this one behind closed doors far across the ocean: the impending Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Drone Strikes on People With AIDS?

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.10.2012 | World
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Doctors Without Borders, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Médecins Sans Frontières, Ustr, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Medications, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Essential Medicines, World News
Robert Naiman

Right now, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative is negotiating a so-called "trade agreement" -- the "Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement" -- that could put the lives of millions of innocent civilians at risk. The process is secret: USTR refuses to publish a draft negotiating text.

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Dan Froomkin

Auction 2012: 'NAFTA With Asia' Is Big Money's Next Goal

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 02.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Outsourcing, Tpp, U.S. Trade Representative, Video, Lori Wallach, Auction 2012, Public Citizen, Trade, Nafta, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturing, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Trade Agreements, Job Creation, Politics News

Auction 2012 is a weeklong series in collaboration with "The Dylan Ratigan Show" and United Republic. The 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement ...

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