Trade issues drive West Virginia Primary Results – Sanders and Trump
by Michael Stumo Opposition to rigged trade deals drove the results another primary contest. Sanders continues outperforming expectations with a win in West Virginia’s Dem
Sen. Franken will oppose TPP
In the coming months, Congress will likely face a vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive trade deal covering 12 countries and 40 percent of
Connolly: 50-50 Chance For TPP Vote This Year, Cites Opposition To Lame-Duck, Trade
New Democrat Coalition Vice-Chair Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) late last week said there is a “50-50” chance that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will come up for
Failure of Korean Trade Deal Voids TPP
On the fourth anniversary of the Korean trade deal, its lofty promises have been revealed as putrid pie in the sky: More jobs lost. No
New Trade Deal May Be Doomed by Populism and Suspicion on Both Sides of the Atlantic
The latest round of talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) provoked angry protests in Europe, particularly in Germany–and almost total indifference in
CBP Creates Trade Enforcement Task Force
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection established a Trade Enforcement Task Force last month within CBP’s Office of Trade to further protect the American
Sentiment on Trade Policy Is Shifting: TPP Is Bad Policy, After All
This year’s political campaign has forced the economics profession to reconsider the fraying orthodoxy of free trade. [Stan Sorscher| May 5, 2016 |Huffington Post] Last
The Free-Trade Consensus Is Dead
Like most modern trade deals, TTIP has less to do with tariffs than with so-called “non-tariff trade barriers,” a euphemism for ordinary health, safety, environmental,
Clinton Signals Opposition To Lame-Duck TPP Vote
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton signaled opposition to holding a lame-duck vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership in a candidate questionnaire released today by an anti-TPP activist group.
The problem with trade agreements
President Obama wrote an op-ed earlier this week in favor of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It was published in the Washington Post. The paper accepted and
