Japan PM says TPP meaningless without US as Trump nixes pact

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Japan’s prime minister said Monday the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would be “meaningless” without U.S. participation, Continue reading →

Part IV of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the fourth installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled A Continue reading →

Part III of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus critique of President Obama’s TPP push

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the third installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled “LET’S Continue reading →

Part II of BuzzFeed’s investigative Free Trade series, plus TTIP negotiations update

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an excerpt from the second installment of BuzzFeed‘s investigative series on free trade, titled THE Continue reading →

BuzzFeed begins Investigative Series on the global corruption of Free Trade

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, BuzzFeed published the first installment of its comprehensive investigative series on how neoliberal free trade Continue reading →

Hillary wants to put TPP in her ‘rear-view mirror,’ but free trade proponents won’t let her

By Robert A. Vella Like an escaped prisoner struggling for freedom, Hillary Clinton is being slowed-down by a heavy ball-and-chain.  Continue reading →

Trade deal’s supporters counterattack

Democrats ripped President Barack Obama’s Asia Pacific trade deal in Philadelphia this week, much as Republicans had the week before Continue reading →

Obama’s trade agenda losing critical support as McConnell calls TPP passage unlikely

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday cast deep doubt on winning approval for President Obama’s trade agenda during Continue reading →