by Jim Hightower | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog, Economy, Rural, Trade
Have you noticed how often Donald Trump prefaces his comments and tweets with phrases like “frankly,” “to tell the truth,” and “believe me”? More than a verbal tic, these qualifiers subliminally admit that being frank, truthful, and believable are not normal for him....
by Dave Johnson | Oct 6, 2016 | Blog, Trade
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday that the August trade deficit rose 3 percent to $40.73 billion from July's $39.5 (slightly revised). Both exports and imports rose, with imports rising more than exports. August exports were $187.9 billion up $1.5 billion from...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Election 2016, Trade
China has a huge overcapacity in steel production because their economy is slowing, so internal demand for steel has fallen. Rather than cut production and lay off some of their own workers, China is exporting the problem. China is "dumping" steel on international...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The notorious Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) corporate-rights agreement is opposed by the Democratic candidate for President, the Republican candidate for President, the Democratic Party platform, all labor unions, thousands of citizen groups like faith, human...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
The candidates discussed "trade" for a few minutes during the first presidential debate on Monday. Once again the opportunity for a meaningful dialogue on an important issue slipped away. Where do we go from here? That was the subject of a teleconference Wednesday...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRg0OOf5s2o]Joseph Stiglitz speaks with Richard Eskow on "The Zero Hour." Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has a new book out entitled "The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe." On...
