From: Inside Story America
Will the Pacific trade deal protect workers?
We ask if the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations have rendered democratic decision-making irrelevant.
5 Dec 2012
We ask if the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations have rendered democratic decision-making irrelevant.
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