One of the great blog posts of all time was from Daniel Davies, who declared — apropos of Iraq — that [Reposted from The New York Times | Paul Krugman | May 19, 2015] Good ideas do not need lots of lies told about them in order to gain public acceptance. It’s a good dictum;…
You need to tell me what’s wrong with this trade agreement, not one that was passed 25 years ago,” a frustrated President Barack Obama recently complained about criticisms of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). He’s right. The public criticisms of the TPP have been vague. That’s by design—anyone who has read the text of the…
President Obama has proclaimed Hillary Clinton an effective Secretary of State. All along, it must have been the plan for Russia to seize the eastern Ukraine, Beijing to build airstrips and assert sovereignty over international shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and Iran to have nuclear weapons capabilities. [Reposted from the blog of Peter…
Basic facts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are under public dispute. Fast track must not be approved until this is cleared up. We the People deserve to know what is being voted on with fast track. [Reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future blog | Dave Johnson | May 19, 2015] The Dispute There is…
Amid a push by some senators to propose key elements of a customs reauthorization bill as amendments to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, the chairmen and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have joined with House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to provide new assurances that the customs bill will become…
For Immediate Release: May 18, 2015 Contact: Symone Sanders (202) 454-5108, [email protected]; Lori Wallach (202) 454-5107, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today’s final ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body against popular U.S. country-of-origin meat labeling (COOL) policy spotlights how trade agreements can undermine domestic public interest policies, Public Citizen said today. The WTO…
For Immediate Release: Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; [email protected] WTO Tries to Change U.S. Law with 4th Adverse COOL Ruling [A press release from R-CALF USA | May 18, 2015] Billings, MT – For the fourth time in three years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the United States’ country…
Nine in 10 Voters Want Congress to Prevent Currency Manipulation in International Trade Deals Washington, D.C. – Nearly three-fourths of U.S. voters say that Congress should oppose trade deals that do not prohibit currency manipulation, according to a new Ipsos poll. Almost all Americans – both Democrat and Republican – say it is important to have…
Frustration is mounting among GOP leaders that Big Business is getting outfoxed by Big Labor. Top House Republicans believe the business community is blowing its chance to clinch a trade deal. [Reposted from Politico | Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman | May 18, 2015] Unlike unions, they say, Big Business advocates aren’t flooding Capitol phone…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2015Contact: Sara Haimowitz, Development Director[email protected] 202 688 5145 The Coalition for a Prosperous America expressed its disappointment today regarding yet another World Trade Organization ruling against US law. A WTO Appellate Body ruled against America’s popular Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) laws for meat, determining it was a “technical…
