U.S. refuses to endorse OECD language on trade, issues separate statement
The United States this week refused to agree to language in a statement on international trade at the OECD ministerial in Paris, instead opting to
Sound the Alarm: Robots Are Disrupting (Far Too Few) Jobs
It has become an article of faith that workers today are experiencing almost unprecedented levels of labor-market disruption and insecurity: Robots are automating factory jobs,
AFL-CIO Reveals NAFTA Recommendations to Benefit Working People
View 2-page Overview | View Full Recommendations (Washington, D.C., June 12, 2017) Today, the AFL-CIO revealed an extensive set of recommendations that could turn the North American Free
CPA on NAFTA Negotiations: A Chance to Rethink Trade and the Role of US Law
Washington~ Today, the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) submitted written comments to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) urging that the US
CPA Written Testimony: NAFTA Negotiations
The Office of US Trade Representative requested comments from interested parties regarding a June 27, 2017 hearing regarding NAFTA Renegotiations. This is CPA’s official written
Analysis says GOP border adjustment tax proposal would pass WTO test
A new analysis commissioned by manufacturing and export giant Caterpillar attempts to dismantle arguments that the border adjustment tax contained in the House Republican tax
What U.S. can learn from Germany: Our view
France, it would seem, is no longer the chief villain among America’s so-called European allies. That honor now goes to Germany. June 4th, 2017 [USA
Western Nations Worry That Children Won’t Be Better Off
The present is getting better. The future, not at all. Even as more Americans say the economy is improving, a clear majority remain fearful about
NAFTA’s Wreckage Shows Why It Must Be Replaced, Not Tweaked
During the campaign, candidate Donald Trump called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a “disaster” and promised he would renegotiate it to make it
The Democrats’ ‘Working-Class Problem’
The road to a sustainable Democratic majority—nationally, locally, and in the states—must include much higher Democratic performance with white working-class voters (those without a four-year
