
TPP Trade Deal Being Sold With Bogus Economic Models
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal is terrible even apart from its quantifiable economic effects, as it threatens our environment, our health, our democracy, our sovereignty, our security and many other things. But it is also a lousy deal…

Ford Exits Japan, Dems Blame Trade Deal
Two congressional Democrats on Monday blamed Ford Motor Co.'s exit from Japan on the lack of currency manipulation provisions in a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who are both…

U.S. Factories Still Haven’t Recovered From The Recession
It took less than a year for America's factory output to rebound from the 1991 recession. It took 3½ years to bounce back from the 2001 recession. Now, six years clear of the Great Recession, manufacturing output still hasn't returned to…

The Trade Deficit is Responsible for Manufacturing Job Loss
Growing trade deficit and the collapse of manufacturing output following the Great Recession are directly responsible for the loss of 5 million U.S. manufacturing jobs that occurred between 2000 and 2014. As the figure below shows, manufacturing…

Yuan Devaluation: Officials Worry Economy Slumping Faster Than Anticipated
Less than three months before China shocked markets with a surprise devaluation of its currency, a top Chinese exchange-rate official told a closed-door gathering that Beijing had no need for such a dramatic move.
Shockwaves from China’s…

2.7 Million American Jobs Lost to China in 10 Years
There are roughly 5.1 million fewer American manufacturing jobs now than at the start of 2001. And China is to blame for more than one-third of American jobs lost, says a new report.
The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning economic…