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Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “Free Trade” Agreement: Talking PointsOctober 14th, 2015
The TPP has been negotiated behind closed doors for seven years between the United States and eleven countries, including notorious human rights violators like Vietnam and Malaysia. While the public, press and Congress have been locked out, 600 official U.S. trade advisors mainly representing corporate interests have had a seat at the table and access to the secret text. A TPP deal was announced on October 5, 2015. But the TPP can only become reality if the U.S. Congress approves it. Even with the extreme secrecy and the administration refusing to release the “final” text, we know a lot about because of leaks and admissions made by the TPP negotiators. On the basis of what we already know, we know the TPP would:
