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In reply to the discussion: Chris Hedges: The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History [View all]hifiguy
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Chris Hedges: The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History [View all]
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