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 …

Outside of a few social issues, Americans are firmly in the progressive camp, but that hasn’t prevented a lot of bloviating to the contrary.
by Joshua Holland | AlterNet.
The American people are center-left (or at least …

Voters Seeking Bold Changes in the Economy, Iraq, Energy and Health Care
by Toby Chaudhuri and Jennifer Ettinger | Campaign for America’s Future
WASHINGTON – The 2008 elections saw the consolidation of a progressive majority providing a …

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 …

In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama.
by Walter Shapiro | Salon.com
The Saturday afternoon scene seemed ripped out of a Republican playbook. A …