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This isn’t as much a diary as a few questions to start a discussion. Supposing the TPP gets rammed through and American states, counties and cities lose some of their [...]

...vereignty to corporate-rigged trade agreements that puts corporations more in charge of our laws than the Congress, Courts and president. And here, Bloomberg reports that Sen. Warren is also [...]

...nd online campaigns that have swamped Congress have stopped passage of “fast track” trade authority. Protests have resulted in members of Congress, progressives and conservatives [...]

...Bragg and Richmond, California. A Pittsburgh official introduced a “Will of Council” against the deal on Tuesday. And next week, New York City officials will consider a resolution [...]

...e closely involved before, during and after the conclusion of trade agreement negotiations. It’s tough to read this and not laugh. This is an out and out lie. And it’s a direct [...]

...y and congressional oversight continues. Congressmembers from both parties, including Elizabeth Warren, Alan Grayson, Michelle Bachman and Walter Jones, have also vocally opposed the fast [...]

If you haven’t seen their videos yet, here is a new one on former US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and the secret TransPacific Partnership (TPP). You can learn more about [...]

...heTPP.org, a website that is action oriented and provides quick, easily-understandable information and tools. The first step is to educate the public about the contents of the [...]

...012 downgrading of Vietnam to the worst category of labor rights violators, President Obama will meet with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang today in Washington. The two leaders will [...]

...PP is already facing broad resistance. There is sizeable opposition informing and educating about the negative consequences of what former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich calls “global [...]

...ment (NAFTA), a pact that has had devastating consequences for working families, small farmers, indigenous peoples, small business and the environment in all three countries and beyond. The [...]

...will be three banners satirizing the big banks and one giant bankster puppet. The Grim Reaper on stilts will lead a 30-foot tall fracking rig with a sign on the top saying “Gov. Brown [...]

...tes the powers of Congress. Congress has reportedly been left out of the process and the governing body is not involved in the negotiations between the Obama administration and Trans Pacific [...]

The birth of the Zapatisa Movement coincided with the beginning of NAFTA. What does the upcoming Zapatista Freedom School have to do the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – a [...]

...e,” Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) said. “The classic example of this is NAFTA. NAFTA has managed to hurt American workers and Mexican workers at the same time.” And most [...]