U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Spells Continued Job Loss, Study Predicts

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2011 An Economic Policy Institute report released Tuesday confirms that a ballooning US-Mexico trade deficit has cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and predicts more of the same when the U-Korea Free Trade Agreement comes into force. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China vs. the House of Representatives

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2010 Although the measure has almost no chance of passing the Senate, the House voted 348-79 to give President Obama the power to put tariffs on all Chinese imports. The legislative hissy fit is clearly intended to sate economically vulnerable voters who view China as a jobs threat. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )