On Trade, Angry Voters Have a Point
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On Trade, Angry Voters Have a Point

Were the experts wrong about the benefits of trade for the American economy? The nation’s working class had another opportunity to demonstrate its political clout Tuesday, as primary voters went to the polls in Illinois and Ohio, Rust Belt…
The Not So COOL Reason You May Soon Not Know Where Your Steak Came From
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The Not So COOL Reason You Won’t Know Where Your Steak Came From

Cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy—mad cow disease—have been reported in Brazil as recently as 2014. When a cow was found to have died from the neurogenerative disease, which humans can contract by eating meat from sick animals, in…
China Abuses WTO Rules to Control Foreign Tech Firms
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China Abuses WTO Rules to Control Foreign Tech Firms

The Chinese Communist Party has created a new law that allows it to selectively ban foreign imports while propping up its own companies. The new law uses a loophole in world trade, and could push U.S. technology companies out of China. It…
House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for Meat
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House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for Meat

The House of Representatives has voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken. Texas Republican Rep. Michael Conaway’s Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 passed late Wednesday night by a 300-131 vote. Conaway…
National Pork Producers Council on COOL Law: U.S. Must Avoid Retaliation
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National Pork Producers Council on COOL Law: U.S. Must Avoid Retaliation

In congressional testimony Thursday, the National Pork Producers Council said the United States must address its mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) law to avoid trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico. The World Trade Organization…
WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
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WTO Rules Against Country-of-Origin Labeling on Meat in USA

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled in favor of Canada and Mexico in an ongoing dispute with the United States over country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. The latest U.S. labeling rules, put into effect in 2013, require…
WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
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WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that mandatory country of origin labels (COOL) rules for meat and poultry that went into effect in 2013 still ran afoul of the global trade rules. The WTO’s compliance panel decided that the goal…
WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
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Should Labels Say Meat Was Made In USA?

You've probably seen, but may not have noticed, labels on the meat at your grocery store that say something like "Born, Raised, & Harvested in the U.S.A." or "Born and Raised in Canada, Slaughtered in the U.S." These country-of-origin…
WTO Attacks Commonsense Country of Origin Labels
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China Trade, Outsourcing, and Jobs

              Growing U.S. trade deficit and outsourcing with China cost 3.2 million jobs between 2001 and 2013, with job losses in every state. China Trade, Outsourcing, and Jobs Since…