EPI: The Trade Deficit is Responsible for Manufacturing Job Loss
Growing trade deficits and the collapse of manufacturing output following the Great Recession are directly responsible for the loss of 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs
What the Heck Is ISDS and Why Is It a Brazen Corporate Giveaway?
Since the late July negotiating round that failed to reach a final deal for the corporate-leaning Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, a lot has been
WTO Judge in meat labeling case had clear conflict of interest
Imagine that you are a party to a case in a US court. Imagine that your adversary is a company. Imagine that the judge used
NYT: China’s Currency Again Left Out of I.M.F. Basket
China must wait until at least next year for the renminbi to join an exclusive club of the world’s top currencies, the International Monetary Fund
Why Does USTR Want to Want Non-TPP Auto Parts to Benefit?
If the US and Japan have their way in TPP negotiations, non-TPP countries’ auto parts makers can access the US and other TPP countries’ markets
Press Release: “Speakers Deliver during R-CALF USA’s 16th Annual Convention”
Speakers Deliver during R-CALF USA’s 16th Annual Convention R-CALF USA’s two-day convention in Denver, Colo. was jumpstarted by Angus Mc McIntosh, Ph.D., who has served
Washington Post: “U.S. factories still haven’t recovered from the recession”
It took less than a year for America’s factory output to rebound from the 1991 recession. It took 3½ years to bounce back from
News Release: Vietnam’s Currency Devaluation Further Exposes Trade Policy Failures
For Immediate Release August 21, 2015 Contact: Josh Goldstein 202-637-5018 Vietnam’s Currency Devaluation Further Exposes Trade Policy Failures Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
Inside U.S. Trade: “U.S., Canadian, Mexican Officials Hold TPP Discussions In Washington”
Updated: Officials from the United States, Mexico and Canada are holding talks this week in Washington on outstanding issues in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations,
The Hill: “Time to take action against Chinese currency manipulation”
The recent Chinese government devaluation of its currency by approximately 4.4 percent is a cogent reminder of how the Chinese manipulate their economy and
