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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges: The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History [View all]pa28
(6,145 posts)38. The "conspiracy theories" president Obama chided us for turned out to be an actual conspiracy.
Who could have guessed 600 transnational corporations and their lobbyists working in secret would have created an agreement detrimental to the public interest.
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marmar
Nov 2015
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And HRC - The DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Establishment Candidate - Is Leading The Charge
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#1
Yes - For The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks -- Right On - No More DNC DWS DLC Third-Way Bull
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#16
But, America's poor are the envy of the world, says the richest man in Congress Darrell Issa (R-CA)!
appalachiablue
Nov 2015
#113
And THAT draft of it may have been the gold standard, in her opinion. But the final draft
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#95
The leaks of a number of sections indicate that it sucked then just as much as it sucks now
eridani
Nov 2015
#97
All of them arrived at with zero input from labor unions and envirnomental groups
eridani
Nov 2015
#100
I am not supporting TPP. Hillary is not supporting TPP. So I don't know what you're talking about.nt
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#101
Believe What You Want To Believe - HRC Has So Waffled On TPP - I Believe Nothing She Says
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#106
Believe What You Want To Believe - HRC Has So Waffled On TPP - I Believe Nothing She Says
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#105
Riddle Me This - Who Was Secretary Of State During The Majority Of Country To Country Negotiations
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#116
And that is the goal of the owners. Make the common people engage in blood sports to survive.
erronis
Nov 2015
#49
In other words, when we lower American's standard of living to that of Vietnam, industry will return
tularetom
Nov 2015
#76
Authoritarians demand "respect" (read supplication) with no questions allowed.
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#57
well, the ACA was an enormous corporate power grab. race to the bottom is a huge
Doctor_J
Nov 2015
#13
Because he thinks it's better than our current trade agreements with these countries
Recursion
Nov 2015
#15
His definition of "better" seems to be in conflict with everyone except shills for the ...
Scuba
Nov 2015
#18
With what we've learned about it, it's clear whoever negotiated it was doing so ...
Scuba
Nov 2015
#31
I am in agreement with that statement. In the long run, what he has done so far has shown to be
Bohunk68
Nov 2015
#107
TPP's definition of "person: person means a natural person or an enterprise." nt
99th_Monkey
Nov 2015
#37
The "conspiracy theories" president Obama chided us for turned out to be an actual conspiracy.
pa28
Nov 2015
#38
Gold standard? Hillary-class citizens get the gold. We get toxic waste and job losses.
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#46
Hillary REJECTED the final document that resulted from the years of negotiations.
pnwmom
Nov 2015
#92
lol - she evolved. Conveniently too late to change anything, of course.
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#126
From "marriage between man and woman" to "gold standard" Her evolving truthiness gets an F.
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#128
Exactly. With the TPP, any regulation that affects profits, or expected profits, will be challenged
djean111
Nov 2015
#60
Damnit, Millenials need to fight this. Big Corporations are taking away their future
AZ Progressive
Nov 2015
#68
K & R. Chris Hedges splains the TPP abomination perfectly. Perfectly awful.
appalachiablue
Nov 2015
#122