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People Power Stalls Corporate Power Grab

People Power Stalls Corporate Power Grab

After years of campaigning against the fatally flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the deal appears dead. The TPP represented the latest in a string of trade deals that put corporate interests ahead of communities, workers, public health and the environment. The broad-based, cross-border campaign tirelessly pressed elected officials to reject the TPP, preventing Congress from passing […]

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    People Power Stalls Corporate Power Grab

    People Power Stalls Corporate Power Grab

    After years of campaigning against the fatally flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the deal appears dead. The TPP represented the latest in a string of trade deals that put corporate interests ahead of communities, workers, public health and the environment. The broad-based, cross-border campaign tirelessly pressed elected officials to reject the TPP, preventing Congress from passing […]

    Hillary Clinton on Between Two Ferns: ‘I Am Not Down With TPP’

    Hillary Clinton on Between Two Ferns: ‘I Am Not Down With TPP’

    In the latest episode of Zach Galifianakis’ web comedy series, the comedian and star of The Hangover trilogy invited Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to sit Between Two Ferns to answer some questions no one else would dare ask her on camera. The show is anything but serious and gave Clinton the opportunity to showcase […]

    7 Things the Democratic Party Platform Failed to Do

    7 Things the Democratic Party Platform Failed to Do

    I have to admit that for a few days I felt really angry and depressed about the outcome of the Democratic Party Platform Committee meeting in Orlando. Despite a letter from more than 200 party delegates calling for a ban on fracking in the platform, more than 100,000 public petitions demanding the same and a […]

    If the Democratic Party Is Serious About Climate Change, They Must Reject the TPP

    If the Democratic Party Is Serious About Climate Change, They Must Reject the TPP

    By Sarah Rasmussen Right now, Congress is considering approving an international trade agreement that would lead to more fracking here in the U.S., more burning of rainforests for palm oil and fewer protections for American workers. Activists rally to stop the TPP.SumOfUs / Flickr That international trade agreement is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which was […]

    5 Ways Trans-Pacific Partnership Threatens Local Food

    5 Ways Trans-Pacific Partnership Threatens Local Food

    By Karen Hansen-Kuhn and Ben Lilliston Congress is quietly considering legislation that would speed the passage of two mega trade agreements, and seeks to specifically eliminate government programs that favor “localization.” The bill would give the Obama Administration what is known as “fast track” authority—meaning Congress would surrender its constitutional authority to shape trade agreements […]