(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 […]
(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 […]
(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. […]
(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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
