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Weaponizing the US Dollar Is Accelerating Global De-Dollarization
Weaponizing the US Dollar Is Accelerating Global De-Dollarization Donald Trump has in just over two years abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), ditched the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), withdrawn the US from the Paris climate agreement, and unilaterally removed American participation in the Iranian nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action […]
Tiny Region of Wallonia in Small Country of Belgium Trips up Global Corporatocracy
Tiny Region of Wallonia in Small Country of Belgium Trips up Global Corporatocracy “Thinly veiled threats” from corporations. Visibly shaken, as Reuters put it, Canadian trade minister Chrystia Freeland walked out of EU trade negotiations in Belgium on Friday evening, lamenting that the EU is “incapable of reaching an agreement – even with a country with European values […]
Faith in Big Trade Deals Keeps Crumbling
Faith in Big Trade Deals Keeps Crumbling Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of globalization? ‘Bad deal’: French trade minister Matthias Fekl said his country is likely to drop TTIP talks after leaks that US wants lower labour and environmental standards. At the height of the battle over the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement in the […]
A Dire Future
A Dire Future Do you remember all the hopes Americans had for Obama when we elected him to his first term? Painful memories. He betrayed the voters on every one of his promises. There was no change, except for the worst as Obama went on to become one of the most vicious war criminals in […]
TTIP—American Economic Imperialism
TTIP—American Economic Imperialism Greenpeace has done that part of the world whose representatives are so corrupt or so stupid as to sign on to the Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic “partnerships” a great service. Greenpeace secured and leaked the secret TTIP documents that Washington and global corporations are pushing on Europe. The official documents prove that my […]
A Great Awakening – Public Support for Fake “Free Trade” Deals Plunges in the U.S. and Europe
A Great Awakening – Public Support for Fake “Free Trade” Deals Plunges in the U.S. and Europe Public opposition to the sovereignty killing corporate giveaway marketed as a free trade deal known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has become so widespread that all the leading candidates for the U.S. Presidency are publicly against it. Specifically, […]
Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts By Foreign Government Lobbyists
Pro-TPP Op-Eds Remarkably Similar to Drafts By Foreign Government Lobbyists OPINION COLUMNS PUBLISHED in California newspapers over the last year in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership use language nearly identical to drafts written and distributed by public relations professionals who were retained by the Japanese government to build U.S. support for the controversial trade agreement. Take this […]
Trans-Atlantic & Trans-Pacific “Partnerships” Complete Corporate World Takeover
Trans-Atlantic & Trans-Pacific “Partnerships” Complete Corporate World Takeover As I have emphasized since these “partnerships” were first announced, their purpose is to give corporations immunity from the laws in the countries in which they do business. The principle mechanism of this immunity is the granting of the right to corporations to sue governments and agencies […]
TPP ‘worst trade deal ever,’ says Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz
TPP ‘worst trade deal ever,’ says Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz Trans-Pacific Partnership should be redone to advance interests of citizens, not corporations, he says Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the Trans-Pacific Partnership may well be the worst trade agreement ever negotiated, and he recommends Canada insist on reworking it. “I think what Canada should […]
What Do Canadians Think about TPP? US Might Not Care
What Do Canadians Think about TPP? US Might Not Care American demands would likely trump our concerns about mega trade deal. The Liberal government has launched a much-anticipated public consultation on the TPP. But will it matter? arindambanerjee / Shutterstock.com. The Trans Pacific Partnership, a massive trade deal that covers 40 per cent of the world’s GDP, has […]
Obama to Push Passage of TPP Trade Deal Despite Rising Public Opposition
Obama to Push Passage of TPP Trade Deal Despite Rising Public Opposition The United States is in the final stages of negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a massive free-trade agreement with Mexico, Canada, Japan, Singapore and seven other countries. Who will benefit from the TPP? American workers? Consumers? Small businesses? Taxpayers? Or the biggest multinational […]
Don’t Give a Damn About the TPP? You’re Going to Wish It Gave a Damn About You.
Don’t Give a Damn About the TPP? You’re Going to Wish It Gave a Damn About You. Try this at home. Dress up corporate. Stand on a corner with a clipboard. Hover a drone with a video camera nearby. Ask passersby: 1. Who’s in the Super Bowl? 2. Who should be president next year? 3. […]
US, Japan, Canada, Australia and 8 Other Countries Sign Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
US, Japan, Canada, Australia and 8 Other Countries Sign Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be horrible for Americans and the people of the world. But most politicians are thoroughly corrupt. Neither the Democratic or Republican parties represent the interests of the American people. Both parties ignore the desires of their […]
Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians
Seven Ways TPP Favours Mega-rich Foreign Investors, Not Canadians And why there’s still time for Trudeau to reject it. The Trudeau government still has options to push for renegotiation or to decline either to sign or to ratify the TPP on Canada’s behalf. Protest photo by arindambanerjee via Shutterstock. The Harper government agreed to the text of the […]
Thanks to TPP, Canada Could Get Caught in Global Privacy Battle
Thanks to TPP, Canada Could Get Caught in Global Privacy Battle Trade deal coupled with EU court decision could spell trouble for our laws. Two unconnected developments — a recent European privacy decision and the TPP — could create a major Canadian privacy problem. Privacy photo via Shutterstock. Amazon’s announcement last week that it plans to establish […]
