An effort to grant the president "fast track trading authority" for the Trans-Pacific Partnership failed in the United States House of Representatives Friday. This vote allows us to dig into number of related issues covered in GOVT 2305, so The following few posts will cover them.
Before digging into that, here's a good question:
But what is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
- Vox: What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
- NYT: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Explained.
- OnTheIssues: Background on Free Trade.
What conflicts exist over the TPP?
- Common Dreams: TPP, Peace and Conflict: It’s Not about Trade, It’s about How We Trade.
- Huffington Post: Cutting Through the Noisy TPP Debate.
- Esquire: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Debate Hits the House.
- Washington Post: Is TPP trade deal a massive giveaway to major corporations?
