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Obama can help free trade with tariffs

From ft.com
September 11th, 2009

ft.com — Is Barack Obama really a free-trader? According to much recent commentary, we will find out on September 17, when the US president has to decide whether or not to accept the recommendation of the independent, bipartisan US International Trade Commission to impose tariffs on imports of Chinese tyres.

The orthodox free-trade view of most pundits holds that if Mr Obama accepts the recommendation he will fail the free-trade test. In fact, the truth is just the opposite. Not to accept the tariff recommendation would be a severe blow to open trade and globalisation as well as to America’s future economic health.

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Obama Shows Encouraging Signs on China, But Is It A Smokescreen?

By Mike Elk
September 11, 2009

In recent days, the Administration has made encouraging signs that it plans to enforce U.S. trade law, but is it smoke screen for advancing a free trade agenda?.

Today, it came that Senator Harry Reid and the Office of U.S. Trade Representative are in support of putting safeguards on illegal, surging Chinese tire imports.

In a letter to the President on September 2, Harry Reid said: more »

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"China Tire Case": Obama Trade Policy Decision Nears

By Dave Johnson
September 9, 2009

President Obama faces a tough decision soon that will signal how his administration will tackle the problem of balancing our trade policies. This is the upcoming "Section 421 Tire Case" decision. more »

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What Obama's Next Big Speech Should Be

By Robert Borosage
September 9, 2009

Just as he does in health care, President Obama in the coming days must address a fundamental threat to our security that can no longer be ignored, which challenges powerful and entrenched interests -- and that is coming to a head over the course of this month. Obama's upcoming decision on how to respond to China's illegal dumping of tires into the U.S. market is emblematic of challenges in building the new economy that politicians in both parties have no stomach for facing but the country doesn't have the luxury of avoiding.

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Chinese Coal Mine Explosion And Protectionism

By Dave Johnson
September 8, 2009

At the recent Netroots Nation gathering in Pittsburgh bloggers toured the J. Edgar Thomson steel mill. more »

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President Obama's Upcoming "Section 421 Tire Case" Trade Enforcement Decision

By Dave Johnson
August 28, 2009

When China was accepted into the World Trade Organization, they agreed that if we experienced import surges of Chinese goods that caused "market disruption," we would be allowed to limit the import of those goods. The particular section of the agreement is called "Section 421." more »

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Lobbyists Paid Off by China vs. 30,000 U.S. Workers: Which Side Will Obama Choose?

By Mike Elk
August 10, 2009

As the International Trade Commission considers comments on its recommendation to impose tariffs on Chinese tire imports, President Obama stands at a crossroads in the fight to rebuild the American economy. more »

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U.S. Workers Shoved Aside In China Talks

Submitted by Isaiah J. Poole
Produced by CNN
August 3, 2009

The needs of American workers were not adequately addressed during discussions between the Obama administration and Chinese government leadership in late July, said Scott Paul, the executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, in an interview taped July 31 with CNN. more »

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Trade Adjustments and Stimulus Packages in the Global Recession and Recovery

By Mark Weisbrot
From huffingtonpost.com
July 27th, 2009

huffingtonpost.com — China will lead the world out of this economic recession due to a strong industrial policy that the United States lack.

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Hobbled, We're Losing The Global Energy Race

By Eric Lotke
July 15, 2009

While American ideologues talk free market purity, countries with intelligent, carefully considered industrial policies are pulling ahead of us. Energy is the key.

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