RALEIGH– Air Force One landed at RDU Wednesday afternoon, kicking off President Barack Obama’s visit to the Triangle. His visit began with a stop in RTP to tour Vacon, a company that designs drives used to power everything from elevators to exhaust fans. President announced the Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a new manufacturing venture for the […]
That giant sucking sound predicted by Ross Perot commenced 20 years ago last week. It is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) vacuuming up U.S. jobs and depositing them in Mexico. Written by: Leo W. Gerard Independent presidential candidate Perot was right. NAFTA swept U.S. industry south of the border. It made Wall Street happy. It made […]
NAFTA had little to do with trade and everything to do with corp investment rights. NAFTA was fundamentally different than past trade agreements in that it was only partially about trade. Indeed, it shattered the boundaries of past U.S. trade pacts, which had focused narrowly on cutting tariffs and easing quotas. In contrast, NAFTA created new […]
Dallas, TX, December 20, 2013 – Expo Management, Inc. has designed the most comprehensive, national business to consumer exposition showcasing and celebrating American made products held May 16-18, 2014 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, TX. For exhibitors, this Expo will gather an anticipated 20,000 attendees over a three day period to […]
Ms. Tabitha St. Bernard, co-founder and designer of Tabii Just, a zero waste clothing line designed and manufactured in New York City, has agreed to come on board as Fashion & Beauty Editor for The Made in America Movement. Tabii Just provides chic, versatile clothing to the modern woman while maintaining sustainable business practices that […]
Senator Max Baucus and Representative Dave Camp filed the dangerous Fast Track bill to ram secretly negotiated negotiated trade and global governance agreements through Congress. We asked for a national priority goal of balanced trade. They said no. We asked for legislation to neutralize foreign currency manipulation. They said no. We asked for comprehensive tax […]
Here is a short video by Economy in Crisis which explains the global governance agreement known as Trans Pacific Partnership as well as Fast Track trade authority – which transfers Congress’ constitutional power over foreign commerce to President Obama. So what is TPP and Fast Track?
The TPP Is Another Job Killing Trade Deal—So Why Are Both Parties Supporting It? The TPP’s specifics have been hammered out during closed-door conferences held throughout the world over the past five years. The 18th round took place in Malaysia in July. Leaked chapters of the agreement have caused concern among a diverse group of […]
The U.S. government is currently working with 10 other countries to negotiate the biggest trade and investment agreement (also known as a “free trade agreement” or FTA) in history. It is called the TPP, or Trans-Pacific Partnership. Not only will it be bigger than NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement)—it’s actually NAFTA plus eight other countries. Have […]
In the first big buyout of 2014, iconic U.S. spirits maker Beam unveiled an agreement on Monday to be acquired by Japanese alcohol company Suntory for about $13.6 billion. The transaction hands Suntory control of a slew of big-name brands, including bourbons Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Knob Creek, Courvoisier cognac and Sauza tequila. Tokyo-based Suntory agreed […]
