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The Trade Deal Scam
Dean Baker: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a US-EU deal are not intended to boost the economy.
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Senators Brown, Sessions, Schumer, Graham, Stabenow, Burr, Collins and Casey Introduce New China Currency Bill
Eight senators have introduced the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act.
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The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will worsen the violence already epidemic in Colombia.
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Celebrating Mother’s Day and World Fair Trade Day on the Same Weekend
Celebrating Mother's Day and World Fair Trade Day on the same weekend has never felt better, nor been more appropriate.
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Why the TransPacific Partnership Is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal
The TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws and citizens' rights.
Secret “Free Trade” Negotiations Will Gut Regulations, Further Enrich Multinationals and Big Financial Firms
One of the most disturbing aspects of both negotiations is that they are being held in secretu2026.secret, that is, if you are anybody other that a big US multinational …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Apparel Companies Start to Rethink Their Use of Slave Labor, and More
After several horrific factory collapses in Bangladesh, some U.S. apparel companies are starting to rethink their use of slave labor.
Another Big Story the Mainstream Media Missed: GE-Krupp Conspiracy Trial of ’47
Lest anyone imagine that corporate crimes being unreported by the mainstream media and punished with a wristslap are anything new, legendary labor reporter James Lerner's account of the GE …
The World Trade Organization’s “Papal” Conclave
It is fascinating to look at the demographics of the candidates.
Everyone-but-China TPP Trade Deal Threatens Sovereignty and Public Ownership
Truthout contributors Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese appear on RNN to explain how the Obama-led Trans-Pacific Partnership aims to isolate China while strengthening corporate legal rights.