Video: Elizabeth Warren Says TPP Deal Is “Rigged”
After President Obama said Elizabeth Warren was wrong about her objections to the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, she appeared last night on the Rachel Maddow show to explain her objection to the process. In the interest of promoting a reasoned discussion on this deal (instead of what I see as a blizzard of propaganda) I’m presenting this video to you, dear readers.
I have to say, though, that it doesn’t strike me as unusual or unreasonable to keep draft negotiations of a sensitive multi-national trade agreement secret. One reason for doing so is illustrated by the reaction we’re seeing now — to prevent the deal from being undermined or even completely sabotaged by uninformed public pressure before there’s even a final agreement.
Meanwhile, there’s a detailed summary of the deal now online at the Office of the US Trade Representative; I recommend reading it for yourself: Trans-Pacific Partnership: Summary of U.S. Objectives.