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 · The TPP What You're Not Being Told (Video) · Obama (and GOP congressional leadership) -backed trade bill fails in the 

Republicans try to push through key part of Obama's trade bill again before going home for summer · The TPP What You're Not Being Told (Video) · Obama (and GOP congressional leadership) -backed trade bill fails in the 

Well, it looks like the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty is in business. The standalone fast-track bill just passed the Senate by a hair, 60-37. Several Republicans defected and voted no even though they had voted yes the first 

The latest moves by the United States Senate are a big step forward and put the prospect of a 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal into the "home straight", according to Business NZ. But players in the deal had been "running around the