Washington Post Opens the Door for Name-Calling to Push the TPP
Yep, all is fair in love and war and pushing trade agreements, and the Washington Post really really wants the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). So, when
Economic Globalization Is a Choice
Economic globalization is often presented as an inevitability, a wave of the future to which we must either adapt or get left behind. But it
Is Bi-partisan Tax Reform Possible?
Tis the season of talk about tax reform. Every presidential election cycle, the candidates all propose some kind of tax reform. However, once the new
Dramatic Collapse In Support For TTIP On Both Sides Of Atlantic
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
Obama Signals TPP To Move Forward After Election Cycle Ends
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
Tired of economists’ misdirection on globalization
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
Why trade and globalization concerns are resonating with voters at home
As the candidates campaign in Pennsylvania, Indiana and elsewhere, one of the issues resonating strongly this year is trade, and whether it’s helping or hurting
Enforce existing trade laws
On behalf of the 8,500 men and women of AK Steel, last week I traveled to Washington D.C. to talk about an urgent and important
TPP DRAWS BLANK STARE
PURPLE REIGN? Veteran Democratic pollster Peter Brodnitz say there’s a big misconception about how voters view trade, noting a new Progressive Policy Institute poll that shows 65 percent
VILSACK DESCRIBES TPP AS MEETING CLINTON’S CRITERIA:
If Hillary Clinton wants increased jobs, higher wages and improved national security to be part of any U.S. trade deal, then by Tom Vilsack’s logic,
