Why losing a trade vote in Congress may strengthen America’s bargaining position
The House has just voted down an item of legislation that was critical to Obama’s hopes to get authority to negotiate TPP, a trade deal with countries in the Pa…
Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
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Congress' Fast Track to Bad Law
Cross-posted from Elon University. Levine has made presentations to the negotiators at several negotiating rounds for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.…
Trade Promotion Authority, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and Secrecy
The New York Times reported this afternoon that a Congressional agreement has been reached on so-called “fast track” authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership…
People are freaking out about the Trans Pacific Partnership’s investor dispute settlement system. Why should you care?
The recent leak of a secret chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s Investor-State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS) is getting many people on both the left a…
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Secretive trade talks heading to Singapore
"The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is en route to Singapore to finalize a new international agreement that has the potential to lock in our intellectual…
WikiLeaks and the Control of Public Debate
Cross-posted from InfoJustice.org. "If you want to kill a trade agreement, or any effort to make new law or policy, keep it secret for an excessive amount…