Clinton Campaign duplicity exposed in process to change the Democratic Party Platform

By Robert A. Vella Hillary Clinton has continued attempts to reassure skeptical progressives that she no longer supports President Obama’s Continue reading →

Can Americans really trust Hillary Clinton on Free Trade?

By Robert A. Vella Democratic Party presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton wants Americans to believe that she has seen-the-light on free Continue reading →

Why the issue of Trade is so important, and how I failed my country

By Robert A. Vella During the 1992 presidential election campaign, I was so myopic about wanting to boot the Republicans Continue reading →

Dems blame trade deal as Ford exits Japan

Two congressional Democrats on Monday blamed Ford Motor Co.’s exit from Japan on the lack of currency manipulation provisions in Continue reading →

Critics of Obama trade pact seize on Keystone dispute

Opponents of President Obama’s Pacific Rim trade pact are seizing on a new lawsuit over the Keystone XL oil pipeline Continue reading →

Obama Administration publicly releases TPP text: it’s “even worse than I thought,” says Sanders

By Robert A. Vella The long-awaited text of the contentious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has been released to the Continue reading →

Trade pact may not come up in House until after 2016 election

President Barack Obama’s signature trade deal – the Trans-Pacific Partnership – may not get taken up by the GOP-run Congress Continue reading →

‘Ugly Compromises,’ ‘Swallowing Dead Rats,’ and a ‘Massive Push’ lead to final agreement on TPP

By Robert A. Vella The twelve-member pacific rim nations finally reached an agreement on the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade Continue reading →