Tag: trade agreement
Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
China tariffs are a regressive tax on Americans, and risk a...
The middle class and poor pay a larger percentage of their incomes on these tariffs than do the rich.
An historic opportunity to transform trade when we stop NAFTA II
We can stop NAFTA II and replace corporate trade with a new model that raises working conditions and protects the environment.
Where does inequality come from?
By taking from the needy and giving to the rich, this one deliberate act by Congress would further widen economic disparity in our country by nearly $1.8 trillion.
VIDEO: Undocumented Trans Activist Jennicet Gutiérrez Challenges Obama on Deportations at...
As President Obama’s immigration policy came under challenge Wednesday at the White House, join Democracy Now to talk Activist Jennicet Gutiérrez about her direct action at the White House.
Obama’s Ugly Show of Presidential Petulance
The President has "worked himself into such a tizzy over the TPP." While his progressive friends in Congress are questioning the secret trade agreement, Obama is lashing out at them in a pathetic show of presidential petulance.
Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is a Pending Disaster
The TPP is a Trojan horse in a global race to the bottom, giving big corporations and Wall Street banks a way to eliminate laws that get in the way of their profits. The TPP is the wrong remedy to the wrong problem.
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Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch
The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.