Getting Trade Policy Right

President Obama has announced an initiative to increase exports. But without radical changes in our overall trade policies, we'll continue to lose jobs and our ability to compete globally. On this page we critique the right-wing free trade arguments, assess the Obama administration's proposals and offer a progressive approach to trade that stands up for American workers and our global competitiveness.


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Tea Party Test: Korea Free Trade Agreement

By Dave Johnson
November 4, 2010

The "Tea Party" will face many tests when the new Congress convenes next year. Everyone is asking, how long will it take before the Tea Party officeholders are co-opted by the big money insiders? "Free Trade" is one of those tests. more »

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Obama’s Export Goal: How We Can Make it

By Eric Lotke
September 29, 2010

Yesterday I attended a conference on the Renaissance of American Manufacturing in Washington DC. more »

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China On Clean Tech: Smart And Unfair At The Same Time

By Dave Johnson
September 10, 2010

The rest of the world is realizing that extracting and burning fossil fuels as their main energy source is not a good, safe, sustainable and cost-effective approach, and is starting a transition to alternatives. more »

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American Jobs Tragedy

By Dave Johnson
September 4, 2010

The stimulus worked but was not enough. Here is the result:

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GDP Revised Down -- Conservative Trade Policies Exporting Our Growth and Jobs

By Dave Johnson
August 27, 2010

When we pack up a factory here -- and all of its jobs and supply chain and its support/.maintenance structure -- and send it all over there to a country that doesn't have the wage and safety and environmental protections we have, just to save a bit of money today we are also sending them the ability to make money in the future. And that future is here now. more »

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Boehner Trade Plan: Go Back To Disaster

By Dave Johnson
August 25, 2010

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) gave a speech yesterday describing his party's positions on jobs & the economy going into the fall election. more »

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DC Elites Pushing Korea Trade Pact

By Dave Johnson
August 23, 2010

The way a lobbyist argues for or against anything today is to say it will create or cost jobs. more »

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China Springs The Trap

By Dave Johnson
August 13, 2010

China has a national economic/industrial policy and we don't. They create the conditions for key industries to thrive and we don't. They make sure all of the infrastructure, finance, supply chain, educational, legal, technical and policy elements are in place for an industry to take hold and take off and we don't. more »

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Our Growth Is Outsourced, Like Our Jobs

By Dave Johnson
August 11, 2010

In the news today, a familiar story: imports increased, exports declined. About $50 billion in one month alone. The trade gap isn't just costing jobs, it's a significant factor in the slow recovery as well. See below. more »

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Do We Need A Democracy Tariff?

By Dave Johnson
August 3, 2010

We need a "democracy tariff," imposed at the border on goods that are brought in from countries where the people have not been able to build a strong democracy that protects their workers, wages and environment. more »

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