Apr 21 Watch 5:59 Why trade and globalization concerns are resonating with voters at home By PBS News Hour The issue of trade, and whether our deals are helping or hurting American workers, is resonating with many prospective voters this election season. For a closer look at how U.S. trade policy is playing out in the presidential race, Hari… Continue watching
Mar 14 Trump says he'll bring jobs back to America. Economists are skeptical By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump's assault on trade deals seems to be winning politics. But his analysis of how trade hurts American workers is flawed, and as president, he would struggle to deliver on his promises. Continue reading
Mar 08 Column: Trump's outrage over outsourcing doesn't apply to his own merchandise By Robert Lawrence How do you explain the utter contempt Trump has expressed on the campaign trail about others who outsource, while he is doing the exact same thing?… Continue reading
Feb 05 Column: Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership isn't a bum deal By Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Cathleen Cimino-Isaacs It’s a rocky road to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but here’s why we should take it. Continue reading
Dec 01 How Europe's insatiable thirst for beaver hats drove trade between the Native Americans and colonists By Paul Solman In 17th century New Plymouth, the pilgrims’ trade with the Natives focused on the three F’s: fur, fish and forests. Continue reading
Nov 18 Obama promotes trade deal in Asia, but tough fight remains at home By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press The president is facing opposition to the deal from Democrats and Republicans alike. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch In size and stakes, the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a big deal By PBS News Hour The U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations have struck the largest trade deal in a generation. The wide-ranging Trans-Pacific Partnership sets new rules for labor and environmental standards and reduces and phases out thousands of tariffs on American producers,… Continue watching
Jul 28 5 things to know about the controversial Export-Import Bank By Erica Werner, Associated Press The federal Export-Import Bank expired June 30 when Congress failed to renew its charter. The bank is a small federal agency that helps U.S. companies sell their products overseas, by underwriting loans to foreign customers. Conservatives oppose it as corporate… Continue reading
Jul 24 What the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will mean for food prices, wages and medical tourism By Vikram Mansharamani While many of us head to beaches or backyard barbecues this weekend, negotiating teams from 12 nations will be busy working on perhaps the most important trade deal of our generation — the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Continue reading
Jul 21 Trade debate masks America's competitive disadvantage By George C. Lodge Lowering trade barriers through the Trans-Pacific Partnership will have little impact on the U.S.’s deteriorating ability to compete in the world economy. In the name of realism and the national interest, is it time for a national economic strategy?… Continue reading