August 16, 2016In response to a reader's question, we tackle "free trade” and “fair trade” and take a quick look at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade pact that President Obama is energetically pushing.
July 21, 2016Several delegates to the platform drafting committee have deep financial ties to conservative industries.
July 6, 2016Some progressives are uneasy about their new allies in the fight against corporate trade deals.
June 6, 2016Limiting the number of labor leaders on the committee that will draft the Democratic platform represents a missed opportunity.
June 1, 2016FOIA disclosure documents chummy relationship between trade negotiator and big investment banks.
April 13, 2016As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about "free trade" deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying.
April 1, 2016The 2016 presidential race is fraying the Washington consensus, exposing the downside of trade deals like the TPP. It’s time for a new way forward on trade.
March 29, 2016We do face a very real threat of protectionism, but Obama's the one pushing it.- March 15, 2016American job opportunities transferring overseas to "open new markets" hinders our democracy and middle class.
