Yves Smith and Dean Baker: The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About (#TPP)

Stop the TPP

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Moyers & Company
Nov. 1, 2013
MoyersandCompany

A cornerstone of President Obama’s plan to create more American jobs is a new agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), referred to by some as “NAFTA on steroids.” While negotiations are being carried out in secret and very little about the terms has been leaked, enough is known to worry about its possible effect on trade unions and our copyright and patent laws, not to mention environmental, health and safety regulations.

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