04/27/2017: Everything is a renegotiation

Segments From This Episode

• NAFTA negotiators could look to TPP for guidance

  by Annie Baxter

  After a flurry of news reports that President Trump was considering pulling out of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, he now says he wants to renegotiate the deal. Even fans of NAFTA will admit it’s not perfect, and improving it could involve taking cues from another trade deal Trump bailed out of — […]

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• For people with pre-existing conditions, the Republican health care plan contains plenty to worry about

  by Dan Gorenstein

  Before the Affordable Care Act, if you were living with a pre-existing condition, it usually meant you’d pay through the nose for coverage, your condition might not get covered or you’d have no insurance at all. Now, under the ACA, these same people can’t get charged more for their condition. But that may be about […]

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• How much do manufacturing jobs really matter?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Eighty percent of respondents to the Marketplace-Edison Research Poll say manufacturing is "very" or "somewhat" important to their local economy.

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• Automakers meet with EPA, DOT about federal fuel efficiency standards

  by Scott Tong

  The auto industry came to Washington today for talks with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation. On the table: tweaks to the emissions and mileage requirements currently in place. The White House and automakers want lower standards to be considered. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

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• Education Department learns how to downsize as threat of budget cuts looms

  by Reema Khrais

  

  'There just is no easy or cheap way to reduce the size of government workforce,' public policy expert says.

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• Is Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ political commentary?

  by Adriene Hill and Daisy Palacios

  

  Creator and showrunner Bruce Miller wants you to watch the program for its heavy but hopeful themes.

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