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TPP Trade Agreement a "Top Priority" for Second Obama Administration

TPP Trade Agreement a "Top Priority" for Second Obama Administration | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

With just two months until the next (16th) round of negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) begin in Singapore, supporters of the inaptly named “free trade agreement” are ratcheting up the number of reports favorably promoting formation of the regional trade bloc.

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MPAA Head Chris Dodd on Online Censorship Bill: China's the Model | The Weekly Standard

MPAA Head Chris Dodd on Online Censorship Bill: China's the Model | The Weekly Standard | MN News Hound | Scoop.it

If you're wondering why lawyers and Hollywood folks would get behind legislation to censor the Internet, you only need to listen to former Senator Chris Dodd, now the head of the MPAA, who last week explained to Variety that the lobby is only asking for the same kind of power to censor the Internet as the government has in the People's Republic of China:

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