Dean Baker: Is the TPP Obama’s Vietnam?
The prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are not looking very good right now. Both parties’ presidential candidates have come out against the deal. Donald
The prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are not looking very good right now. Both parties’ presidential candidates have come out against the deal. Donald
Hillary Clinton has claimed that Donald Trump‘s trade policies will start a “trade war” but what she fails to recognize is that we are already in one.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership has little chance of coming to a vote in a lame-duck session of Congress — and likely wouldn’t garner enough support to
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions was the only speaker on the first night of the Republican Party convention to devote significant time to trade issues, striking
by Michael Stumo Paul Ryan and Barack Obama have been pushing the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a trade agreement. We know from past experience these deals
Major trade deals should not be voted on during lame-duck sessions of Congress, the Republican Party’s official platform states. [Daily News| July 18, 2016 |Inside US Trade]
Despite the absurdity of many aspects of the Republican Party platform, there is still one issue where Hillary Clinton and the Democrats are highly vulnerable.
To win the presidency, Donald Trump must overcome skepticism among many voters about his positions on free trade, immigration and many other issues. On trade,
A thought experiment considers a hypothesis for the purpose of thinking through its consequences. So to better understand “free trade” as we currently practice it,
Donald Trump’s top three picks for a running mate – former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie