People carry posters during a rally in support of Muslim Americans and protest of President Donald Trump's immigration policies in Times Square, New York, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP/Andres Kudacki)

Poll: Americans Support Immigration, Free Trade At Record Levels

60% of Americans are now favorable toward immigration, and the public is split 37% to 37% on freedom of trade.

by Jason Ditz

Obama Scrambles To Pass TPP As Corporate Tribunals Face Scrutiny

Though opposition to TPP has typically focused on the threat of losing American jobs, another concern is coming front and center: loss of sovereignty through a byzantine process known as investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).

Obama Scrambles To Pass TPP As Corporate Tribunals Face Scrutiny

Originally published at Shadowproof. With opposition mounting, President Barack Obama is scrambling to jam the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal through Congress before his term ends in 2017. Both major party presidential

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Trump Calls NAFTA A “Disaster” Texas Republicans Beg To Differ

“It’s very unclear what renegotiating NAFTA would do, especially in an economy in which jobs are being lost to technology.”

Trump Calls NAFTA A “Disaster” Texas Republicans Beg To Differ

Caught between the anti-globalist tirades of their presidential standard bearer and their state's close trade ties with Mexico, Texas congressional Republicans are straddling a tricky political line when it comes to talk of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Republican nominee Donald Trump called NAFTA a “disaster” and

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Obama Ready To Defy Base In Order To Advance Trans-Pacific Partnership

In a speech before CEOs of major U.S. corporations, Obama indicates he’s ready to go head-to-head with Democrats, labor unions, and environmentalists on trade deals.

Obama Ready To Defy Base In Order To Advance Trans-Pacific Partnership

President Barack Obama is ready to buck his liberal base in order to advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the pro-corporate international trade deal currently being negotiated in secret by the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries. In a speech before the Business Roundtable, an association of conservative CEOs of major U.S.

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