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 →

Clinton friend McAuliffe says Clinton will flip on TPP, then walks it back

PHILADELPHIA — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, longtime best friend to the Clintons, said Tuesday that he believes Hillary Clinton will Continue reading →

More on the Dem Convention: Assange interview, Hillary’s running mate, Anti-Fracking protest

Here’s some more news on the Democratic National Convention (all links from Democracy Now!). From Julian Assange: Choosing Between Trump Continue reading →

No Cheesesteaks for Dems in Philly today

By Robert A. Vella Amid roiling controversies and sagging poll numbers, the Democratic National Convention kicked off today in Philadelphia 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 →

Paul Ryan says TPP won’t pass this year, plus other news of the day

By Robert A. Vella President Obama’s highly controversial and unpopular neoliberal trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), may not pass Continue reading →

Free Trade tops contentious issues in Democratic Party platform process between Clinton, Sanders

By Robert A. Vella Here’s an update on the Democratic Party platform process being hammered-out this weekend along with latest Continue reading →

Irreconcilable Differences: How the Dems’ Clinton/Sanders split looks like a messy divorce

By Robert A. Vella When I was nine years old, my parents finally got a divorce.  Although the tortuous, drawn-out Continue reading →