Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Everything We Know So Far About Obama's Secret Trade Deal

http://www.vice.com/read/everything-we-know-so-far-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership-824?utm_source=vicetwitterus

President Barack Obama has been riding high these last few weeks, cementing his legacy with landmark victories on healthcare, gay marriage, and opening a first US Embassy in Cuba for the first time since the Cold War. Between the rainbow flag waving and soaring eulogy-writing, though, it was easy to miss what may have been the president's most significant—and controversial—victory: the signing of a Trade Promotion Authority bill that gives Obama filibuster-proof superpowers when it comes to negotiating trade deals.

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