A Republican freshman lawmaker this week said he is actively working to generate opposition among the GOP caucus to congressional renewal of Trade Promotion Authority

WASHINGTON — An ambitious 12-nation trade accord pushed by President Obama would allow foreign corporations to sue the United States government for actions that undermine

  When Singapore’s success first attracted notice, American and British economists scrambled to claim it as a victory for textbook laissez-faire. Supposedly if only the

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on Tuesday (March 24) indicated that he planned to submit to Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) by the

China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th Century. [Reposted from The Washington Post  |  Ana Swanson  | 

For Immediate Release:                                          Contact: Symone Sanders (202) 454-5108 March 25, 2015                                                      Lori Wallach (202) 454-5107, [email protected] TPP Leak Reveals Extraordinary New Powers for Thousands of

  In August 2014, China’s state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. launched a new frigate, a small warship often used for submarine warfare or coastal defense, into

As Congress prepares to consider fast track legislation to essentially pre-approve (without reading) the still-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) opponents are working to get the word out and register opposition. Seattle’s city council is preparing to vote on a resolution

As the Trans-Pacific Partnership does or doesn’t approach completion, arguments for and against have had another airing, including the contention that the deal is worth

WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate) — Is it appropriate to use trade agreements to discourage countries from using large-scale intervention in the foreign-exchange market to hold down