Why are the billionaires always laughing?

Because they know the corporate media will never call bullshit on their bullshit.

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Why are the billionaires laughing?

It’s easy to laugh when the corporate press treats you as a glorious success instead of the epitome of a broken social order. Billionaires laugh because they know the corporate media prefers to fawn over them rather than hold them to account.

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CETA

Will Trump Use NAFTA To Institutionalize The Wholesale Delay And Repeal Of Public Protections?

The NAFTA talks are advancing rapidly with very little information available to the public on their content or the possible consequences for fair and sustainable food and farm systems.

Sharon Anglin Treat · Sep 8, 2017

Trump has moved aggressively to undo rules to address climate change, food safety, agricultural pollution, and exposure to chemicals,

By Signing CETA with Justin Trudeau, the EU Isn’t Undermining Donald Trump – They’re Helping Him

Nick Dearden · Feb 13, 2017

The CETA Vote: Will the European Parliament Learn From BREXIT and Trump?

Shefali Sharma · Dec 2, 2016

Trade, Democracy, and the Politics of Backlash

John Buell · Nov 2, 2016

Canada and EU Sign 'Thoroughly Undemocratic' CETA Trade Deal

Nadia Prupis · Oct 31, 2016

Democracy Prevails as People's Revolt Leaves Corporate Trade Agenda "In Tatters"

Rejecting the deal, Belgium residents are 'voicing the concerns of millions of citizens'

Lauren McCauley · Oct 24, 2016

'Final Death Blow' to CETA as Delegates Hold Firm Against Pro-Corporate Deal

"It's time for a fundamental shift toward international agreements that put people and the planet before corporate profits. That's the message from Europe today."

Lauren McCauley · Oct 21, 2016

'Massive Body Blow' for CETA as EU Trade Ministers Postpone Vote

"CETA is hitting the rocks because it is bad trade deal that only favors corporations," says Paul de Clerck of Friends of the Earth Europe

Deirdre Fulton · Oct 18, 2016

CETA's Threat to Seed Freedom

Heidi Chow · Oct 16, 2016

Following Public Pressure, José Bové, Noted Anti-Globalization Activist, Allowed to Stay in Canada

Bové, a member of Eureopean Parliament, was detained for several hours at Montreal airport Tuesday; then forced back to France Wednesday

Andrea Germanos · Oct 12, 2016

TTIP May be Dead, But We’re Still Facing TTIP by the Back Door

Guy Taylor · Oct 1, 2016

'The World Must Jettison Neoliberal Ideology': A Globalization Wake-Up Call

Murray Dobbin · Sep 30, 2016

Economists Keep Getting It Wrong Because the Media Coverup Their Mistakes

Dean Baker · Sep 29, 2016

Opposition to the Canada-EU Trade Deal Has Reached a Tipping Point

Nick Dearden · Sep 22, 2016

As CETA Advances, Reports Warn Deal Will Ruin Economies, Cement Corporate Power

Germany's minority Social Democratic Party backs trade agreement despite 300,000-strong protest on Saturday

Lauren McCauley · Sep 19, 2016

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