How the Democrats Lost Touch on Trade
[ Thomas Frank | September 12, 2016 | Politico] One of the most startling developments of this most peculiar campaign season has been the emergence of trade
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BRIC countries to China’s FTA proposal-No Thanks
[ September 10, 2016 | The Hindu] India and three others in the BRICS bloc — Brazil, Russia and South Africa — have cold-shouldered China’s attempt
Wyden, Levin Blast WTO Report On ‘Trade-Restrictive Measures’
The ranking members of the House and Senate trade committees today sent a letter to the head of the World Trade Organization lambasting the organization’s secretariat for
How the US could have avoided the Apple tax fight with Europe
Apple’s Ireland subsidiary paid an Irish tax rate of five one hundredths of one percent in 2014, slightly above zero. The U.S. statutory corporate tax
Obama’s TPP will hurt black and Hispanic workers even more than white workers
by Michael Stumo President Obama received strong support from black and Hispanic workers but his TPP will hurt them even more than white workers. The
The Trans-Pacific Partnership would hurt black and Hispanic workers even more than white workers
[ Robert E. Scott| September 08, 2016 | EPI] The White House is making one last push for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. However, growing
Hatch softens stance on Biologics, wants TPP to pass
[ Daily News| September 08, 2016 | Inside US Trade] Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) this week said commitments from Trans-Pacific Partnership countries on
Big Deal: Law Profs and Economists Oppose Global Corporate Courts in TPP
by Michael Stumo In a significant development, over 200 law and economics professors across the United States oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty and the
New Interactive Map Shows TPP Would Expand Multinational Corporations’ Power to Attack U.S. Laws Using System That Hundreds of Law Professors, VP Candidate Kaine Cite as Reason to Oppose Pact
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Public Citizen interactive map shows how enactment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would dramatically expand U.S. exposure to multinational corporate demands for
