See the BBC article for an overview of the Trans Pacific Partnership,
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34444799.
The U.S. International Trade Administration and Office of the Trade Representative portray the agreement as progress,
http://trade.gov/fta/tpp/?utm_source=hero&medium=tradegov&utm_campaign=tpp
https://ustr.gov/
Opponents however paint it as a disaster,
http://www.salon.com/2015/01/07/robert_reich_the_trans_pacific_partnership_is_a_disaster_in_the_making_partner/
"Lobbyists from America’s biggest corporations and Wall Street’s biggest banks have been involved but not the American public. That’s a recipe for fatter profits and bigger paychecks at the top, but not a good deal for most of us, or even for most of the rest of the world."
Also for the environment,
http://www.sierraclub.org/trade/trans-pacific-partnership
"Threat to Forests, Wildlife, and Fish" "Unfettered Rights to Corporations" "Increase in Dirty Fracking."
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