Today on TAP: Shame on Gary Gensler. And the coup against Katherine Tai.
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
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Google’s China Policy
How the National Security Council is trying to take over regulation of global data flows on the basis of what’s good for Big Tech
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Train Wreck of a Trade Deal
Today on TAP: The Biden administration has to slow-walk a marquee agreement, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. That might even be a blessing in disguise.
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Big Tech’s Relentless Influence on Trade Policy
How even Biden’s best officials are subject to insidious corporate pressure
Posted inEconomic Policy
Will Katherine Tai Prevail Over the Corporate Undertow?
The U.S. trade representative is one of Biden’s most inspired appointees. She faces fierce resistance as she tries to carry out her president’s trade agenda.
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The Global Race to the Bottom
Today on TAP: Will the Biden administration help Big Tech undermine consumer regulation by the EU and Asian nations?
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The Tech Lobbying Is Coming From Inside the House
Emails from the U.S. trade representative’s office show a cozy relationship with Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
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Big Tech Lobbyists Explain How They Took Over Washington
An amazing research paper unearths how the tech industry invented the concept of digital trade and sold it to government officials.
Posted inTrade
Corporations Dominate Trade Advisory Panels
Trade advisers get special access to agreements and can comment on them before they are made public. More than 4 out of 5 advisers represent corporations.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Free-Trade Deals Lite
To appease industrialized allies, the White House could undermine the delicate coalition backing domestic green manufacturing.