McCutchen vs. Federal Trade Commission
In response to my e-mail on an Oct. 8th decision on McCutchen vs Federal Election Commission by the Supreme Court that could expand the role of money in elections, Beverly…
In response to my e-mail on an Oct. 8th decision on McCutchen vs Federal Election Commission by the Supreme Court that could expand the role of money in elections, Beverly…
Wikileaks reveals one chapter of 29 chapters, 5 on trade. Via wikipedia Fast_track (trade) means… Crooks and Liars points to key issues: The longest section of the Chapter – ’Enforcement’…
…about trade balances, focusing on the trade surplus of Germany. She writes… “Trade moralists are fundamentally illogical and dangerously plausible. The idea of exporting your way to recovery is seductive….
…another bad trade deal, the United States stands alone as the bad guy negotiator. This is quite a feat considering trade agreements are written by and for multinational corporations in…
…free trade. I was sincerely amazed to learn that someone thought that pro-free trade was the right more position. At the time (and now) I hated protection by rich countries…
…Trade Agreement (NAFTA), because it establishes investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms. Despite its neutral-sounding name, ISDS is actually a radical concept. Instead of using the courts to settle disputes, which…
…toxic financial products’ and that would restrict the U.S. government’s ability to impose capital controls, such as transaction taxes, on international firms.” The TPP is not really about free trade…
Now that Congress has given the President fast-track Trade Promotion Authority, the first agreement to be considered under these rules (no amendments allowed, up or down vote in 90 days)…
…the “TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade”. — Clinton supporters query pro-TPP hiring, Peter Mitchell, NZN US Correspondent – NZ Newswire, today…
…could upend these predications. A tax on imports or any trade restrictions would deter trade flows. Moreover, those policies combined with higher interest rates are almost guaranteed to appreciate the…