Free trade is the kiss of death for our economy. Patrick Kellen over at EconomyInCrisis.org says, "If an enemy was seeking to hire someone to destroy America he might have hired the political leaders who created" [free trade agreements].

Mr. Kellen explained that trade organizations like the WTO and agreements like NAFTA, which promised to reduce trade barriers, have proven Ross Perot's "giant sucking sound" to be correct. And, "the pending unholy trinity of trade agreements - the TPP, TTIP and TISA" threatens whats left of our manufacturing base.

These agreements kills jobs here at home, and they take international trade, banking and finance out of our control. If these three massive trade agreements are signed in to law, nearly every aspect of our economy will be controlled by foreigners.

And, our lawmakers may soon vote on these agreements without even knowing what they contain. These trade agreements are considered top secret to us and our representatives, but corporate lobbyists have been given full access.

These job killing "free trade" agreements have crippled US jobs and allowed corporations to move their companies to less regulated production facilities abroad. Call your representatives and tell them to say "no" to these trade agreements once and for all.

-Thom

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Wednesday's Daily Stack 

Site: The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.

Article: "Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Clash Over Poetry and Prose" by Amy Davidson.

Article: "Wendy Davis (politician)" by Wikipedia.

Book: Buyer's Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down by Bill Press.

Article: "President Obama Welcomes Bernie Sanders to Oval Office" by John Parkinson.

Article: "Ammon Bundy, other protesters arrested in Oregon; LaVoy Finicum killed" by Evan Perez and Holly Yan.

Article: "Public health insurance option" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Oregon standoff news conference: FBI says occupiers had 'ample' time to leave" by Rebecca Woolington.

Article: "This French Philosopher Is The Only One Who Can Explain Why Trump Is Skipping The Republican Debate" by Judd Legum.

Article: "Update: Trump drops out of GOP debate" by Nick Salazar.

Article: "Sen. Warren Sinks Clinton's Hopes for Endorsement" by Gaius Publius.

Article: "How the Chained CPI Affects Social Security Payments" by Emily Brandon.

Article: "Iceland Has Jailed 29 Bankers. Why Can't the UK and US Do the Same?" by Stefan Simanowitz.

Video: The Great Divide with Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Reich.

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Video: Reagan Announces "Star Wars".

Article: "Able Archer 83" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.

 

Big News From Washington State!
- David Cobb, Move To Amend  

Site: Move to Amend

Site: Washington State Coalition to Amend the Constitution (WAmend).

Article: "Washington Ballot Measure Approved for November Election!" by Move to Amend.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

Article: "ALEC's Jeffersonian Project Pushes to Amend Constitution" by Jessica Mason.

Article: "Constitution of the United States", article 5 (amendments, convention).

Hour Two: Did Conservative Ideologies Poison the People of Flint, MI?
- Gianno Caldwell, Caldwell Strategic Consulting 

Article: "Gov. Snyder lied: Flint water switch was not about saving money, records show" by Steve Neavling.

Article: "New lawsuit seeks replacement of Flint's lead pipes" by AP.

Article: "Flint lead problem could be eased by recoating old pipes" by Tammy Webber.

Article: "Flint's Bottom Line" by John Patrick Leary.

 

Law: "Buy American Act", 1933.

Article: "Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement" (TPP) by EFF.

Article: "Keystone Pipeline" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sanders blocks Obama nominee to lead FDA, citing industry ties" by Toni Clarke.

Video: Nixon vs. Ted Kennedy on health care (CBS News archives).

Article: "Why Obama will never, ever be elected president" by Kylopod, Nov 04, 2009.

Article: "Trump pumped as influential Sen. Chuck Grassley attends front-runner's rally" by S.A. Miller.

Article: "Hillary Clinton Doing Finance Industry Fundraiser Just Before Iowa" by Zaid Jilani.

 

Talk Media News Segment:
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Article: "Sanders: Obama and I discussed "a little bit of" politics" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Bernie Sanders Did Not Ask Obama to Endorse Him at the White House" by Maya Rhodan.

Article: "U.N. invites warring parties to Syria talks this week" by Suleiman Al-khalidi, Tom Perry and Tom Miles.

Article: "Syria refugee numbers approach 20pc of pre-war population".

Article: "Obama to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at Israeli embassy".

Article: "Tens of thousands of Holocaust survivors living here in poverty" by Sam Sokol.

Article: "Obama gives $80 million to Michigan for Flint" by Melissa Nann Burke.

Article: "Explainer: Where did Zika virus come from and why is it a problem in Brazil?" by Amy Y. Vittor.

Article: "The Emerging Zika Pandemic: Enhancing Preparedness" by Daniel R. Lucey, MD, MPH; Lawrence O. Gostin, JD.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Site: Governor Free Don Siegelman.

Article: "13th Amendment",December 6, 1865 (end slavery)

Video: Rare Dr Martin Luther King Jr Speaking on Federal Subsidies for White Land Owners HQ.

Article: "What Happened to Jane Mayer When She Wrote About the Koch Brothers" by Jim Dwyer.

Article: "Cuyahoga River Fire" by Michael Rotman.

Article: "26th Amendment". Vote for 18 year olds (three months and eight days to pass).

Article: "Minimum wage in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Article: "1969: Man takes first steps on the Moon" by BBC.

Article: "Vietnam War" by Wikipedia.

Law: "Clean Air Act", 1963.

Law: "Clean Water Act", 1972.

Law: "National Environmental Policy Act" (NEPA), 1970.

Article: "United States Environmental Protection Agency", 1970 by Wikipedia.

Law: "Endangered Species Act of 1973".

Law: "Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972".

Law: "Wilderness Act of 1964".

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Medicare (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Medicaid" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Head Start Program" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Peace Corps" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Obama Asks Congress To Approve Military Force Against ISIS" by Nicholas Salazar.

Article: "White House: AUMF "Intentionally" Fuzzy" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "White House Peace Activist Concepcion Picciotto Dies" by John Parkinson.

Article: "Obama Administration Proposes Opening Atlantic Coast to Offshore Drilling" by Brian Palmer.

Article: "How Obama Let Big Oil Drill in the Pristine Alaska Wilderness" by Alec Macgillis.

 

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