TPP
US opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership don't understand how it works
Critics of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership are unlikely to be silenced by an analysis of the flood of money it took to push the pact over its latest hurdle. Despite the Obama victory in the Senate yesterday on the TPP, the bill still has some remaining hurdles to surmount. Can it be beaten? Well, it … Read more
US opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership don't understand how it works
Reports in late March had suggested that Manila would not take part in TPP negotiations under the current government due to legal and constitutional complications which imposed significant time constraints. Some had interpreted this to mean a general Republicans try to push through key part of Obama's trade bill again before going home for summer … Read more
Americans favor TPP, but less than those in other countries do
With Congress poised to grant President Obama the authority to negotiate free-trade agreements such as the Asia-centered Trans-Pacific Partnership, new data shows lawmakers gathering millions of dollars from pro-trade Bernie Sanders hit his rival Hillary Clinton's refusal to take a stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Obama-backed trade agreement dividing Democrats. First, the bill sets … Read more