Public anger about corporate power dominant factor in views on trade & TPP

New polling for Public Citizen provides powerful new insights about the public’s views on the trade issue generally, the Trans-Pacific Partnership specifically, and one of TPP’s central components – Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). This unique survey of likely voters identifies key targets in the trade debate among Democrats, independents and Republicans and demonstrates how…

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Goods and Services Trade Balance Worsened in May

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 13, 2016 Contact: Paola Masman, Media Director 202-688-5145 ext 2, [email protected] Government report: Goods and services trade balance worsens by 10 percent in May despite trade agreements Washington~ The Commerce Department announced that the US trade gap increased yet again 10.1% to  $41.1 billion in May. China alone makes up over half of the May deficit…

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TRUMP, GOP MERGE VIEWS ON TRADE

The Republican Party appears to be taking some of the bite out of Donald Trump’s fiercest trade criticism, crafting a platform closer to its traditional trade views but taking a neutral position on President Barack Obama’s signature trade achievement, the TPP. [Megan Cassella| July 12, 2016 | Politico]  “It’s always better to have calm words…

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Why Hillary Clinton’s Judgement on Indefensible NAFTA is likely to ultimately Sink her in 2016, just like it did in 2008

Barack Obama, the Anti-NAFTA Democratic Candidate, sunk in Hillary Clinton in 2008. A recent Poll shows unaffiliated voters by a 52% to 24% margin think NAFTA needs to be renegotiated and voters overall are more critical of U.S. free trade agreements than voters eight years ago. [Hugh Campbell| July 9, 2016 |OpedNews]  In general, men…

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