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In reply to the discussion: NAFTA's ISDS: Why Canada Is One of the Most Sued Countries in the World [View all]Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Hopefully it's cool to repost this.
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/
Clicking that link above will take you directly to the well written (and drawn) comic that goes to a great length to explain some of the pitfalls of this TPP deal. It also uses humor while doing so, and it also expounds in a readily understandable way on how trade in general can be subverted from being a good thing.
What is Economix?
Economix is a graphic novel by Michael Goodwin, illustrated by Dan E. Burr, that explains the economy. More than a cartoon version of a textbook, Economix gives the whole story of the economy, from the rise of capitalism to Occupy Wall Street. Economix is published by Abrams Comic Arts.
Praise for Economix
I just cannot stress enough how amazing this book is.
James Floyd Kelly, Wired.com
Its simply phenomenal.
David Bach, author of Debt Free for Life and The Automatic Millionaire
Goodwin has done the seemingly impossiblehe has made economics comprehensible and funny.
Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
An amazing lesson in true-world economics! Delightfully presented, powerful, insightful, and important information. What a fun way to fathom a deep and often dark subject
John Perkins, author of Hoodwinked and the New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Economix is a lively, cheerfully opinionated romp through the historical and intellectual foundations of our current economy and our current economic problems. Goodwin has a knack for distilling complex ideas and events in ways that invite the reader to follow the big picture without losing track of what actually happened. Any reader wondering how our economy got to where it is today will find this a refreshing overview.
Timothy W. Guinnane, Philip Golden Bartlett Professor of Economic History, Yale University
Here's the link to the home page for that. http://economixcomix.com/
The link in the thread title is to an excellent "comic" that I found to provide an amazing focus on the TPP treaty. http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/
Please share this if you found it useful! Reposting here at DU, as appropriate, would be great.
I scored this link at the "news for nerds" website, slashdot. /. link to the TPP thread I got it from: http://politics.slashdot.org/story/15/10/09/2242252/eff-the-final-leaked-tpp-text-is-all-that-we-feared