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Babel_17

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30. http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/ (Economix explains the Trans-Pacific Partnership)
Sun Oct 25, 2015, 06:35 PM
Oct 2015

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

“It’s simply phenomenal.”
– David Bach, author of Debt Free for Life and The Automatic Millionaire

“Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible–he 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

This is insane. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #1
Took the words right out of my mouth. +1 tecelote Oct 2015 #3
completely insane n/t uawchild Oct 2015 #19
Jim Hightower wrote about the probability of this years 8-10 years ago. SharonAnn Oct 2015 #53
Trudeau should re-ban all of those things and pull out of NAFTA. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #2
And the TPP doubles down on this. djean111 Oct 2015 #4
It will be interesting to see if that is true. This article from Japan indicates that it might not. pampango Oct 2015 #7
Those are actual cases that Canada already had to pay out. fasttense Oct 2015 #12
The NSA has special courts. -none Oct 2015 #26
Exactly right dragonlady Oct 2015 #22
Which POTUS passed this with the help of Republicans? Omaha Steve Oct 2015 #5
Exactly and for those who think this kind of thing is not in jwirr Oct 2015 #21
I get so frustrated and annoyed with the people that say that the U.S. has never lost stillwaiting Oct 2015 #6
ISDS is the "get out of jail, collect $2T card" for corporations Demeter Oct 2015 #9
Yet, Canada begged to be part of TPP. Why? It brings jobs and tax Hoyt Oct 2015 #8
Yea, and Santa Clause really exists fasttense Oct 2015 #13
Correct -There is no evidence they bring jobs and tax revenue laundry_queen Oct 2015 #20
Tell that to those in rural South Carolina or Tennessee working for a foreign auto company. Hoyt Oct 2015 #38
That came at the expense of better paying jobs for Americans. But laundry_queen Oct 2015 #39
How, if people want a Toyota, they'd buy them whether built in Japan or Mexico. I'd rather Hoyt Oct 2015 #55
It is true to a degree laundry_queen Oct 2015 #58
That's like claiming credit for feeding the horses because you let them out of the barn. fasttense Oct 2015 #42
"Countries that don't sign as many free trade agreements have better economies overall." pampango Oct 2015 #40
Their better situations have nothing to do with free trade laundry_queen Oct 2015 #56
The majority of the people, or just the government mouthpieces? Babel_17 Oct 2015 #17
Sure, every country in the world -- including Denmark -- are corrupt for signing 2500 similar Hoyt Oct 2015 #18
So it's as popular in Canada as here in the USA, roughly speaking Babel_17 Oct 2015 #25
It's true that huge corporations from all over the world have their tentacles into many countries fasttense Oct 2015 #43
+1000. nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #46
Maybe because American cars suxed for so many years, and Hoyt Oct 2015 #48
Because of Harper is why. -none Oct 2015 #27
Harper is no longer there, do you think it will pass? Nor was Harper there for NAFTA. Hoyt Oct 2015 #28
"Cannada" begged? Whatchu mean "Canada" Kemosabe? eridani Oct 2015 #34
Nearly everyone I've talked to about it hates the idea. polly7 Oct 2015 #47
It does not bring jobs and tax revenue. polly7 Oct 2015 #49
So all these countries that sign these agreements -- including Scandanavian -- are corrupt. Hoyt Oct 2015 #50
WTF said they were 'corrupt'? nt. polly7 Oct 2015 #51
Well they all -- including Denmark -- must be corrupt if they are bowing to corporations. Hoyt Oct 2015 #54
Having to bow to corporations has nothing to do with being corrupt or ignorant. polly7 Oct 2015 #57
Now that sanity has returned to Ottawa, perhaps TPP is toast! Demeter Oct 2015 #10
OOOooo! Just wait for the FUN part! gregcrawford Oct 2015 #11
Exactly. CanSocDem Oct 2015 #16
That's true under NAFTA and almost all trade agreements since 1959. Hoyt Oct 2015 #29
Farcical trade agreements Babel_17 Oct 2015 #14
My favorite line from one of my favorite movies. fasttense Oct 2015 #44
I think 'eminent domain' should work in the opposite direction, too, i.e for. Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #15
If IT corporations are broken up NobodyHere Oct 2015 #24
A unified corporation would, I imagine, be easier to control. But Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #32
These trade agreements = the world gone nuts! Duppers Oct 2015 #23
http://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/ (Economix explains the Trans-Pacific Partnership) Babel_17 Oct 2015 #30
Excellent reference. Thanks n/t eridani Oct 2015 #31
The article explains 'what', not 'why'. randome Oct 2015 #33
A flat ban on environmental poisons applies to both Canadiean and foreign companies eridani Oct 2015 #35
Not just profits, but under the new trade deals, 'expected future profits'. polly7 Oct 2015 #37
It will be interesting to see if the ISDS rules in the TPP are any better than in NAFTA. pampango Oct 2015 #41
It would be interesting if it weren't so awful fasttense Oct 2015 #45
Thanks Bill Clinton. n/t wildbilln864 Oct 2015 #36
Folks do realize that the filing of a lawsuit does not mean you win? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #52
Clearly governments have no higher uses for their tax dollars than-- eridani Oct 2015 #60
Here is a more detailed report than Common Dreams which is both short and short on analyisis Monk06 Oct 2015 #59
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