Naomi Klein commented that free trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership could even trump legislation by [bestowing] corporations with outrageous powers to challenge national policies at international tribunals, which could prove a threat to climate action and net neutrality alike.... Responding to his new-found willingness to take on the GOP, pundits have commented that Obama is attempting to carve out a progressive legacy in the latter half of his second term. This may be true, but this weeks announcements are also evidence of the work grassroots organizers have been doing to put pressure on the White House since well before the 2008 election. In other words, like other presidents, any progressive legacy Obama manages to build between now and 2016 will be a product of the movements that challenged him most.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:24:18 +0000
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