WikiLeaks Reveals Trade Deal Pushing Global Financial Deregulation
Jun 20, 2014 Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, author of "The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority" and former Truthdigger of the Week, explains the meaning of a secret draft text of the Trade in Services Agreement, a proposal that would forbid signatory countries from improving financial regulation within their borders.
Debate: Secret TPP Text to Eliminate Internet Freedom Exposed
Nov 15, 2013 A 95 page draft of a chapter of possibly the most consequential U.S. trade deal in history released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday details plans regarding patents, copyright, trademarks and industrial design, "showing their wide-reaching implications for Internet services, civil liberties, publishing rights and medicine accessibility," "Democracy Now!" reports.
Quebec Fracking Ban Lawsuit Shows Perils of Free Trade Deals
Oct 6, 2013 If you read our latest Truthdigger column, you know that certain existing and potential future international trade deals allow private corporations to sue governments for profits they claim to have lost as a result of a nation's laws. Here's an example of such a suit currently filed against Canada.
Truthdigger of the Week: Lori Wallach
Oct 6, 2013 This critic of globalization is one of the few voices trying to alert the public to a secretive, ongoing effort to create a legal means for corporations to attack and subvert government.
