Congressional Democrats are openly criticizing the secrecy surrounding the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), just as President Obama begins a major push to pass … Obama Seeks Fast Track for TPPRead more
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Tens of Thousands Protest TTIP Free Trade Deal on Global Day of Action
Tens of thousands of people marched around the world Saturday on a global day of action against a massive free trade deal being negotiated between … Tens of Thousands Protest TTIP Free Trade Deal on Global Day of ActionRead more
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Latest TPP leak shows systemic threat to software freedom
On March 25th, 2015, Wikileaks released a leaked chapter of the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, the multinational trade agreement that is being developed through … Latest TPP leak shows systemic threat to software freedomRead more
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“Free Trade” Agreements Are Criminalizing Farmers
What could be more routine than saving seeds from one season to the next? After all, that is how we grow crops on our farms … “Free Trade” Agreements Are Criminalizing FarmersRead more
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Obama Parrots Big Pharma’s Monopoly Demands in Transpacific Trade Negotiations
Wikileaks has released a 77-page document revealing the negotiation positions of the twelve Pacific rim countries locked in negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. … Obama Parrots Big Pharma’s Monopoly Demands in Transpacific Trade NegotiationsRead more
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Medicine prices at risk under Pacific trade draft-critics
Medicine costs would rise if draft proposals in a Pacific Rim trade pact come into force, health and consumer rights advocates said on Thursday after … Medicine prices at risk under Pacific trade draft-criticsRead more
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Big Tobacco puts countries on trial
Tiny Uruguay may not seem a likely front line in the war of the quit smoking brigade against Big Tobacco. But the Latin American country … Big Tobacco puts countries on trialRead more
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The TPP Would Enroll More Online Spies
As if we don’t have enough spying on Internet users, the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) includes draft rules that would increase significantly the role of … The TPP Would Enroll More Online SpiesRead more
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This Controversial Deal Will Be Great for Us…And You (Trust Us)
In an op-ed appearing in Forbes on Tuesday, the CEO of Eli Lilly, a U.S. pharmaceutical corporation, paints a glowing picture of how the proposed … This Controversial Deal Will Be Great for Us…And You (Trust Us)Read more
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The “Trade” Deal that Could Inflate Your Healthcare Bill
Much has been said about how the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens to raise medicine prices in TPP developing countries, thanks to the deal’s proposed expansion … The “Trade” Deal that Could Inflate Your Healthcare BillRead more