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Trade and Globalization


Reforming the H-2B non-immigrant visa program
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS GIVEN ON APRIL 16, 2008. ]

Pennsylvania stagnation: Is NAFTA the culprit?
By Rob Scott
[ THIS PIECE WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED IN NYTIMES.COM BLOG ON APRIL 15, 2008.]

Cap and lease carbon
By John Irons
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE SPRING 2008 ISSUE #8 OF THE DEMOCRACY JOURNAL. ]

Renewing 'Made in the USA'
By Susan Helper
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE WASHINGTON POST ON MARCH 4, 2008. ]

Overhauling NAFTA
By Jeff Faux
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON FEBRUARY 29, 2008. ]

What to really do about immigration
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 ISSUE OF THE AMERICAN PROSPECT.]

Citi’s Mexican Cronies
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE NATION ON DECEMBER 17, 2008.]

China's currency defiance
By Robert Scott
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE WASHINGTON TIMES ON DECEMBER 13, 2007. ]

The characteristics of offshorable jobs
By Jared Bernstein, James Lin, and Lawrence Mishel
[POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON NOVEMBER 14, 2007.]

The pain of globalisation
By Jared Bernstein and Josh Bivens
[THIS PIECE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THEGUARDIAN.CO.UK ON NOVEMBER 9, 2007.]

No cheers for CAFTA
By Ottón Solís
[THIS PIECE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY TOMPAINE.COM ON OCTOBER 19, 2007.]

It is time to pause on free trade
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE HILL ON APRIL 20, 2007. ]

Dodging the Question
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE ONLINE ON MARCH 1, 2007. ]

Moving on to globalization?s central political question
By Jeff Faux
[ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN TPM CAFE BLOG ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. ]

Globalization that works for working Americans
By Lawrence Mishel
[ THIS TESTIMONY WAS PRESENTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON JANUARY 30, 2007. ]

Does China trade hurt Michigan?
By Robert Scott
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE DETROIT NEWS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2006. ]

Comments on ?Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity in a Globalizing Economy? by Peter Orszag and Michael Deich
By Lawrence Mishel
[ PRESENTED AT THE HAMILTON PROJECT CONFERENCE ON MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF A GLOBAL ECONOMY AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JULY 25, 2006. ]

Testimony on reathorization of the Export-Import Bank
By Robert E. Scott
[ TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS ON JUNE 22, 2006. ]

South of the border: The impact of Mexico's economic woes
By Jeff Faux
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON MAY 18, 2006. ]

Cutting Our Trade Deficit: Can the U.S. Muster Its Diverse Trade Promotion Operations to Make an Impact?
By Robert E. Scott
[ TESTIMONY PRESENTED BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS ON APRIL 26, 2006. ]

Behind the Dubai-Gate Debate
By Jeff Faux and Lee Price
[ POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON MARCH 31, 2006. ]

New trade deals that could cripple Ohio
By Ross Eisenbrey
[ ORIGINALLY APPREARED IN THE ACRON BEACON JOURNAL ON MARCH 20, 2006. ]

Partying at Davos
By Jeff Faux
[ ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN COMMONDREAMS.ORG ON JANUARY 23, 2006. ]

Flat Note from the Pied Piper of Globalization: Jeff Faux reviews Thomas Friedman's book, The World Is Flat
By Jeff Faux
[POSTED TO VIEWPOINTS ON NOVEMBER 21, 2005.]

NAFTA at 10
by Jeff Faux [ JANUARY 15, 2004 ]

Vicious Circle of Trade
by Jeff Faux [ AUGUST 14, 2003 ]

How NAFTA failed Mexico
by Jeff Faux [ APPEARED IN JULY/AUGUST 2003 ISSUE OF AMERICAN PROSPECT ]

Investors cleaning up while workers suffer
by Robert Scott [ JUNE 22, 2003 ]

Bush's sleight-of-hand distracts us from vanishing jobs
by Adam Hersh [ MARCH 4, 2003 ]

Corporate Control of North America and How to Bring NAFTA Under Popular Governance
by Jeff Faux [ JANUARY 13, 2003 ]

Global Economic Classes
by Jeff Faux [ FALL 2002 ]

Falling Dollar, Rising Debt
by Jeff Faux [ SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 ]

Rethinking the Global Political Economy
by Jeff Faux [APRIL 15, 2002 ]

World Bank/IMF Threw Colombia Into Tailspin
by Tony Avirgan [ APRIL 9, 2002 ]

A Global Strategy for Labor
by Jeff Faux [ JANUARY 29, 2002 ]

Fast Track Will Not Help Economic Recovery
by Jeff Faux [ SEPTEMBER 26, 2001 ]

How Should Left Respond to Globalization
by Jeff Faux [ MARCH 6, 2001 ]

Toward a Global Social Contract: The politics of the global economy
by Jeff Faux [ OCTOBER 25, 2000 ]

Do the 'Seattle protesters' have a point?
by Jeff Faux[ JULY/AUGUST 2000 ]

The China trade debate
by Jeff Faux [ MAY 18, 2000 ]

China PNTR: a lose-lose deal
by Robert E. Scott [ MAY 14, 2000 ]

Problems in China trade deal require additional protections
by Jeff Faux [ MAY 10, 2000 ]

What next for the WTO?
by Jeff Faux [ JANUARY 17, 2000 ]

Slouching toward Seattle
by Jeff Faux [ DECEMBER 6, 1999 ]

What WTO means for working families
by John Burbank and Robert E. Scott [ DECEMBER 2, 1999 ]

Debt: Just forget it
by Jeff Faux [ NOVEMBER 22, 1999 ]

The U.S. Trade Deficit: Are We Trading Away Our Future?
by Robert Scott [ JULY 22, 1999 ]

The Euro, the Dollar and Their Impact on Global Manufacturing
by Jeff Faux [ JUNE 24, 1999 ]

Memo to Beijing: It's Time for a Time-out
by Robert E. Scott and David Kusnet [ JUNE 8, 1999 ]

The Time Has Come for Real IMF Reform
by Robert A. Blecker [ MAY 4, 1999 ]

China's WTO Setback: A Victory for Workers
by Robert Scott [ APRIL 16, 1999 ]

Mexico -- The Next Domino?
by Robert E. Scott [ FEBRUARY 7, 1999 ]

Fast Track: Why Now?
by David Kusnet and Robert E. Scott [ OCTOBER 16, 1998 ]

Who's Japan-bashing Now?
by Jeff Faux [ OCTOBER 11, 1998 ]