A new year
brings new challenges and new opportunities for the international
movement opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a controversial
trade deal that activists say threatens to allow corporate power to
overrule democracy.
Despite
widespread opposition and controversy, President Barack Obama and
other world leaders are expected to sign the agreement in Auckland,
New Zealand, in early February, according to a Jan. 12 report from
the New Zealand Herald.
Opposition
to the TPP comes from many fronts. There are concerns about how the
deal undermines food safety, the local food movement and consumer
rights, as well as its potentially devastating effects on
intellectual property laws and the price of prescription drugs.
The signing
seems likely to transpire with relatively little fanfare for a deal
with such far-reaching impact. The announcement of the actual date
expected to occur with as little warning as possible, reflecting how
unpopular this global trade deal has become. Kevin Zeese, an
organizer with Popular Resistance, a website which encourages
activism against corporate influence over politics, told MintPress
News, “They are not making [the date] definite because they
worry protesters will show up.”
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