The Trans Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement, which if enacted would supercede the law of the land.
The TPP would effect such diverse areas of life as:
- access to medicine
- environmental protections
- food safety
- consumer protections
- labor protections
- Internet freedom
- Copyright law
The whole text of this far reaching international trade agreement has been kept secret from the public, until late last fall when it was leaked through wikileaks.
The congress has already approved "fast-tracking" authority on the TPP, meaning once it comes before the Congress, it may only be voted up or down- leaving no room to ammend it. Obama says that passing the TPP is a major priority of his for this last year of his presidency.
Just how bad is the TPP, and how can we stop it?
To discuss these questions Ani and Lyn will be joined by local community organizer Sandy Polishuk, from 350PDX, and Michael Shannon, the Executive Director of Oregon Fair Trade.
Join in the conversation by ringing 503-231-8187 during the program.
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