If you want to win the MidWest you have to oppose FTA's, but every single large corporation and wealthy donor supports FTA's. So ever since Bill Clinton, both parties have tried to obfuscate their position on the issue.
President Trump's position on FTA's is complicated.
He did tank TPP, but he's soft on TTIP.
If there is one skill that Trump is exceptional at, it is branding. Trump knows that he can serve the global elites best in these anti-establishment days by rebranding globalism.
While you were distracted by Syria and Russiagate, President Trump was busy walking back everything he promised during his campaign regarding trade.
Well that didn't take very long.
The headline is about Trump's brinkmanship with NAFTA negotiations.
It looks like there is a silver-lining to the Trump victory.
It was a vision for the future, once which would have made the entire planet a very different place today had it been realized.
WindDancer 13's post, What the Media Would Like Us to Believe, looks at just one of the false visions We the People are expected to believe, in part so that we don't upset the profitably rotten corporatist apple cart. There are many more.
It's been touch and go, but it appears that France may save all of us from a very bad trade treaty.
This evening's music features delta blues singer and guitarist Tommy McClennan.
The TPP agreement has never been about helping average Americans obtain jobs. Its overarching purpose has been to ensure US corporations gain enough power to dominate international trade markets. More specifically, it was designed to deter China’s expansionist ambitions.
As CNN noted in April:
Really, this is about China.
This evening's music features the blues rock band Canned Heat.
