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A multi-partisan activist group established to expose and resist US imperialism, corpora-terrorism, and the New World Order
Historic Pacific 'trade' deal faces skeptics in U.S. Congress | 05 Oct 2015 | Twelve Pacific Rim countries on Monday reached the most ambitious trade pact corporate takeover in a generation, aiming to liberalize commerce in 40 percent of the world's economy in a deal that faces skepticism from U.S. lawmakers. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact struck in Atlanta after marathon talks could reshape industries, change increase the cost of products from cheese to cancer treatments and have repercussions for drug companies and automakers. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, warned the pact would cost jobs and hurt consumers. “In the Senate, I will do all that I can to defeat the TPP agreement,” he tweeted.