Pope Francis says when the economy controls politics both lose … When economics takes over we tolerate anything for the sake of the dollar.”– Sister Simone Campbell [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Dave Johnson | July 28, 2015] Cheap labor is the whole point of our NAFTA-style trade agreements. Companies get…
Top officials from 12 Asia-Pacific nations formally kicked off a four-day bid to hammer out a massive but so far elusive free-trade agreement that has been in the works for 6 years. [Reposted from Bloomberg Business | Carter Dougherty | July 29, 2015] Speaking at the opening plenary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Hawaii,…
The TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership), TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), and TISA (Trade in Services Agreement) are currently being negotiated behind closed doors all over the world. They all include ISDS a clause that allows a secret global court to arbitrate disputes between multinationals and the countries they operate in. This court meets none…