Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, promoting government & corporate accountability in #globalization and #trade since 1995.

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To alienate Canada, one of our closest allies, and then turn around and strike a deal with Belarus’s dictator for fertilizer that barely exists? The message from this administration couldn’t be much clearer.
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Congolese mining communities are suffering while corporations make bank. Congress and the public must be involved.
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The Trump administration is pumping billions of dollars out of our communities and into the pockets of family and friends through scattershot mining and processing projects. Our new report uncovers possible conflicts of interest.
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Outsourcing and concerns about AI’s impact on the workforce are real problems. We need a progressive and bold alternative to decades of failed trade policy; TAA can be a part of that.
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Trump wants to be in charge of which internet (and other telecoms) providers that foreign governments can purchase. This imperialistic "trade" agenda isn't just anti-democratic, it actively undermines economic development and competitiveness.
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An injury to one is an injury to all. @MelindaPubCit responds to @RepTerriSewell's question about how we can change trade rules with sub-Saharan African nations to uplift workers in the critical minerals supply chain.
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The U.S. Cattlemen's Association says Trump’s decision to exempt Brazilian beef from tariffs will not make groceries cheaper – but it will make it harder for ranchers to survive. So who exactly is this exemption helping?
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Trump’s trade policy has failed working people, this is how we fix it.
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As the 🇺🇸U.S.-Canada 🇨🇦 trade conflict escalates, Trump is banning imports of Canadian motorcycles, dairy products, and alcohol. Picking a trade fight with one of our closest allies does nothing to help working people.
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“It is a reasonable goal to seek diverse and reliable supply chains for minerals. But the way we do so matters.” This week, @MelindaPubCit was the only witness to testify to the secrecy, harmful terms, and possible corruption and misuse of taxpayer💰 in Trump’s mineral deals.
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Global Trade Watch retweeted
Trump's coercive minerals deals are extremely harmful to vulnerable people in other countries. @PCGTW Director Melinda St. Louis breaks down why hiding these deals behind closed doors makes it harder to enforce protections.
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Trump's rush to conclude his secrete minerals agreements raises serious concerns of corruption & misuse of taxpayer funds. Due to a lack of transparency & accountability, we're left wondering who they actually benefit. Melinda St. Louis, @PCGTW Director, explains:
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Critical minerals deals shouldn’t be made in secret. Today, @MelindaPubCit will testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the Trump administration’s minerals deals and their threat to taxpayers, workers, human rights, and resource-rich communities.
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Global Trade Watch retweeted
NEW LAWSUIT: We're suing Trump's State Department for withholding key information regarding its critical mineral deals. The American people deserve to know what is being negotiated on their behalf behind closed doors. We're suing to shine a light on these shady deals.
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