Inside US Trade: Brown Demands Customs Bill Move With TPA, TAA To Force House Action
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on Tuesday (April 28) said he and many other Democrats want to see the three trade bills that passed out of
Trade Deficit halts First Quarter GDP Growth
The trade deficit caused first quarter US GDP growth to be basically zero – specifically 0.2%. Exports were down 7.2% while imports were up 1.8%.
John Hansen: Midlands Voices: Congress should not support TPA
John Hansen is president of the Nebraska Farmers Union and served as a U.S. Trade Representative trade adviser for three administrations for 14 years starting
Stan Sorscher: Trans-Pacific Partnership a bad deal
Finally, public debate around the Trans-Pacific Partnership has moved beyond the question of being for or against trade. We’re now for it. The real question
Forbes: “Apology Or Not, Japanese Leader’s Address To Congress Next Week Will Be A No-Win For U.S.”
Eamonn Fingleton thinks any Japanese TPP commitments will be seen as optional, based upon past performance. [by Eamonn Fingleton | April 26, 2015| Forbes]
Stiglitz: Net Job Destruction from Trade Deals
In a March 2015 speech, former Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says that trade agreements, on net, have destroyed jobs. He says that economists
