Below I have posted this petition from Working Families calling for opposition to the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership, a NAFT for the Asia-Pacific region which is a lose lose situation for American workers . Besides losing jobs, the treaty also brings with it potential dangerous conflicts with the Peoples Republic of China. These treaties are not only about facilitating the rapid transnational transport of capital but also about creating alliances of capital to fight other alliances, in this case quite likely to form an anti-Chinese Asia-Pacific alliance as I see it. They are continuations of modern imperialism, which Lenin defined as the imperialism of finance capital, an imperialism which leads to global economic wars out of that political-military wars
Norman Markowitz
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Jan 24 (2 days ago)
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Norman,
Remember NAFTA? The trade agreement that sent thousands of jobs overseas and drove down wages at home?
Imagine NAFTA on steroids and you get the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP will make it easier for corporations to ship job overseas, roll back Wall Street reforms, and drive up the costs of medicines.
President Obama is asking for "fast-track" authority from Congress to quickly pass the agreement with limited debate. But members of Congress don't even know what's in it! The deal has been kept secret, accessible only to corporations and heads of state.
Let's stop this undemocratic deal. Tell Congress to vote NO on "fast tracking" the TPP. Add your name to the petition.
The TPP was written in secret by advisers from some of the largest multinational corporate conglomerations in the Western hemisphere.
Even members of Congress haven't been given access to the entire 29-chapter document! President Obama is hoping to "fast track" it through Congress with a quick up or down vote before they get a chance.
We need to make sure Congress knows we stand against secret policies that hurt working people.
Agree? Sign the petition urging Congress to vote NO on "fast tracking" the TPP.
Thanks for all you do.
Joe Dinkin
Working Families
