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Search Results for: TPP


Secret Trade Pact Opposed By 400 Organizations

(MintPress) – U.S. negotiators have entered the 16th round of talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Singapore this week in what could be the final round of talks before the massive, multinational free trade agreement is signed and officially implemented — allowing 11 countries, including the United States, to trade without barriers. Four hundred organizations are […]

March 6th, 2013
Martin Michaels
March 6th, 2013
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) – U.S. negotiators have entered the 16th round of talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Singapore this week in what could be the final round of talks before the massive, multinational free trade agreement is signed and officially implemented — allowing 11 countries, including the United States, to trade without barriers. Four hundred organizations are […]

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Trade Rep Moving Ahead With Secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership Despite Public Opposition

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The Obama administration’s so-called “Asia pivot” has received widespread media coverage ever since the president started to shift his foreign policy focus to  Asia-Pacific in order to counter China’s growing power in the region. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced America’s strategic reorientation even before U.S. troops began withdrawing from Iraq. […]

November 27th, 2012
Lisa Barron
November 27th, 2012
By Lisa Barron
Trade Rep Moving Ahead With Secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership Despite Public Opposition

(NEW YORK) MintPress – The Obama administration’s so-called “Asia pivot” has received widespread media coverage ever since the president started to shift his foreign policy focus to  Asia-Pacific in order to counter China’s growing power in the region. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced America’s strategic reorientation even before U.S. troops began withdrawing from Iraq. […]

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Medicare To Penalize 2,211 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions

More than 2,000 hospitals — including some nationally recognized ones — will be penalized by the government starting in October because many of their patients are readmitted soon after discharge, new records show. Together, these hospitals will forfeit about $280 million in Medicare funds over the next year as the government begins a wide-ranging push […]

August 13th, 2012
Jordan Rau
August 13th, 2012
By Jordan Rau
Medicare To Penalize 2,211 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions

More than 2,000 hospitals — including some nationally recognized ones — will be penalized by the government starting in October because many of their patients are readmitted soon after discharge, new records show. Together, these hospitals will forfeit about $280 million in Medicare funds over the next year as the government begins a wide-ranging push […]

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Stealth Trade Agreement Secret Negotiations

(CHICAGO) – Two other articles address the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). They discuss what the companion article to this one calls a trade deal from hell. Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch says it’s a “Corporate Power Tool of the 1%.” Secret negotiations plan offshoring millions more U.S. jobs to low wage countries; freeing giant banking crooks entirely […]

July 5th, 2012
Stephen Lendman
July 5th, 2012
By Stephen Lendman
Stealth Trade Agreement Secret Negotiations

(CHICAGO) – Two other articles address the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). They discuss what the companion article to this one calls a trade deal from hell. Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch says it’s a “Corporate Power Tool of the 1%.” Secret negotiations plan offshoring millions more U.S. jobs to low wage countries; freeing giant banking crooks entirely […]

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How Corporations Will Be Able To Violate Workers’ Regulations Domestically

(MintPress) — Documents obtained by activist organization Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC) contain information revealing a proposal by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that would provide legal avenues for multinational corporations to challenge laws and regulations in foreign countries — one that would bypass the domestic legal system, diverting the case to an international tribunal. It’s a plan […]

June 15th, 2012
Trisha Marczak
June 15th, 2012
By Trisha Marczak
How Corporations Will Be Able To Violate Workers’ Regulations Domestically

(MintPress) — Documents obtained by activist organization Citizens Trade Campaign (CTC) contain information revealing a proposal by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that would provide legal avenues for multinational corporations to challenge laws and regulations in foreign countries — one that would bypass the domestic legal system, diverting the case to an international tribunal. It’s a plan […]

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Sen. McCain: US Slow To Seek Trade Pacts In Asia

Republican Sen. John McCain called for the Obama administration to ramp up its free trade agenda in Asia and suspend U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar, although retain an arms embargo. Describing the administration’s record on trade as “shameful,” McCain said Monday the U.S. has been “sitting on the sidelines” while China has moved swiftly to […]

May 14th, 2012
Associated Press
May 14th, 2012
By Associated Press
Sen. McCain: US Slow To Seek Trade Pacts In Asia

Republican Sen. John McCain called for the Obama administration to ramp up its free trade agenda in Asia and suspend U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar, although retain an arms embargo. Describing the administration’s record on trade as “shameful,” McCain said Monday the U.S. has been “sitting on the sidelines” while China has moved swiftly to […]

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