Olivia Webb | Richmond County Daily Journal
A congressional hearing on CAFTA fraud — and its effects on the American textile industry — was held Thursday, with two North Carolina mill owners testifying.
“It’s costing jobs,” …

Why Obama’s appointment of Representative Ray LaHood (R) to Secretary of Transportation Gives One Progressive Cause for Hope
by Mike Copass, Progressive Democrats of America—Metro San Diego Chapter
“Permit me to issue and control the money …

For U.S. unions, the election of Barack Obama is a matter of win some, lose some.
by Kim Chipman | Bloomberg.com
On the campaign trail, the Democrat pledged to be an advocate for labor. He is delivering …

by David Sirota | Open Left
Tom Friedman has been the most aggressive and well-known spokesman for know-nothingist free trade, job outsourcing and sending blue-collar kids off to die in wars for oil. His advocacy is …

from The Citizens Trade Campaign
The Nov. 4 elections will lead to changes on both the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees as four members lost their reelection bids, and the increased number …

Impact of the Trade Issue on the Election
Mood Shift Against Free Trade Puts Republicans on Defensive
Wall Street Journal 
Dems’ Ads In Tight Races Tap Into Anti-Trade SentimentNational Journal Congress Daily
Free Trade Agreements Could Ship Wisconsin Jobs …

by Bill Holland, Deputy Director Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch
Tuesday’s election delivered a major shift in the U.S. political landscape away from the disastrous trade and globalization policies of the past. Across the country Americans …

“Sen. [Gordon] Smith is scrambling to hang on to his seat, as his Democratic opponent, Jeff Merkley, hammers on the trade issue.”
by Greg Hitt and Brad Haynes | Wall Street Journal
The U.S. has led the …