Support for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal has plummeted on both sides of the Atlantic. [Nick Hallet| April 21, 2016 |Breitbart] A similar fall happened in the United States, with 18 per cent supporting the deal now, compared to 53 per cent in 2014. However, knowledge of the deal remains low with…

President Obama this week said the prospects for congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be best after the election season ends, signaling that the White House still believes it can successfully navigate political headwinds and push the trade agreement through Congress this year. [Daily News| April 25, 2016 |Inside US Trade] “And with respect to…

An interesting story in the New York Times this morning looks at the effect that job losses from trade have had on people’s political views. It’s no surprise that voters on the losing end of globalization are disenchanted with the political mainstream, as the Times puts it. They have every right to be. [Lawrence Mishel| April 26, 2016 |EPI] But…