[Stephen Herzenberg| October 04, 2016 |Philly] IT’S OLD NEWS that some Democrats are tone deaf on trade. Right now would be a pretty good time to get a hearing aid. I had a front-row seat on that tone deafness in the first Clinton administration during its 1993 negotiation of the labor side agreement to…
[Daily News| October 04, 2016 | Inside US Trade] Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) has introduced a bill designed to identify and reduce trade deficits. Slaughter, a staunch opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, says the “Trade Deficit Reduction Act” would “change how we approach international trade and make it benefit our workers and manufacturers.” Slaughter’s office…
[Daily News| October 04, 2016 | Inside US Trade] Two of the most outspoken critics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other recent trade agreements on Tuesday presented a new framework for the negotiation of trade deals, as well as their content, with a focus on transparency in negotiations and worker and consumer interests. The platform was…
by Michael Stumo Last Wednesday (10/5/16) I was a guest on BBC World Service with globalist economists Jeffrey Sachs and Pankaj Ghemawat discussing the future of trade and globalization. I was invited as a presumed nationalist/protectionist counterpoint to the other two guests. Whlie I was certainly a counterpoint, our CPA view did not fit into…
[Edward Wong| October 05, 2016 |New York Times] BEIJING — An American government auditing agency will look at whether the United States should broaden its reviews of foreign investments and purchases in important areas of the economy. The decision comes as American lawmakers increasingly question purchases by Chinese and Russian companies controlled by or tied…
[Daily News| October 04, 2016 |Inside US Trade] Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) has put himself in the camp of Trans-Pacific Partnership skeptics who say they can’t support the deal without key changes – though he hopes the U.S. does not “just walk away” from it entirely. Asked by a Colorado television station whether voters “deserve”…
