White House Calls Business To TPP Meeting; Donohue Sees Lame Duck Vote
The Obama administration has invited major U.S. companies and business associations to the White House this Friday (Jan. 29) for a meeting on the Trans-Pacific
Chinese-Made Cars Arrive in U.S. Showrooms
A PEEK under the hood of three new cars from Volvo, Buick and Cadillac will not reveal a Made in China label. But those cars
Chinese employee pleads guilty to stealing US crop genetics
DES MOINES — A Chinese citizen has entered a plea agreement with United States prosecutors, admitting that he participated in a conspiracy to steal
The TPP, “Beating China” and the Challenge to Free Trade Theory
Free trade theory is being challenged at its core within the academic community. The upcoming US International Trade Commission study of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
A FEW days ago, I visited the shiny headquarters of the Peterson Institute for International Economics on “think tank row” in Washington — basically, the
Asia-Pacific: TPP backers face opposition almost everywhere
In the world of inter-governmental trade agreements, the signing often gets the most attention. But it is the ratification by member states, required to make
Pro-Trade Group Admits TPP Job Losses
A pro-trade group that wants Congress to approve the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership released a study Tuesday forecasting large income gains — but also acknowledging
New Study Shows that Establishment Economists are Wasting Our Time
Establishment economists will defend to the death the idea that trade does not destroy jobs. Yes, I’m serious. They believe that. Really. Instead, they say,
The Case Against ObamaRyan’s TPP
President Obama’s top 2016 legislative priority is passage of his legacy-building “free-trade” deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But the American public is highly skeptical of
Morici: Trade is sacking American workers, sinking family incomes
Slow growth is often blamed for the dearth of good paying jobs and the administration’s inability to stem the decline in average family incomes. [Peter
