Report

Economists and politicians debate whether or not we’re technically in a recession, but most Americans feel we’ve been in a recession for years.

The Campaign for America’s Future has designed "The Stress Test" to show how the economy affects working families. By assessing the condition of the job market, housing, health care, and household costs on a state-by-state basis over time, "The Stress Test" illustrates the troubles families face. Use this report to talk about the real impact of conservative policies and need for a new, progressive economic strategy.

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As American consumers buy a sharply increased share of their goods from overseas, the American government has been cutting back its ability to regulate and inspect imports. Americans consumers are thus exposed to increasing numbers of products that were neither produced in America nor subject to American safety standards. The results put people at risk. read more »

Harold Meyerson examines how the debate over free trade ushered in a new progressive center on trade issues. read more »

This page includes an assessment of how opposition to NAFTA-like trade policies figured into the 2006 elections. read more »

A group of fair trade activists contribute to this blog, which is working to ensure that the next president puts an end to NAFTA-style ‘free’ trade. read more »

This page offers a compendium of presidential candidates’ votes on trade bills as well as relevant quotes. read more »

Economists overlook the negative consequences of “offshore outsourcing,” Blinder writes. He asserts the need to prepare for a radical transformation of the global economy. read more »

This briefing paper examines what conventional economics actually predicts about the effects of integrating the rich United States and poor global economies and provides rough empirical estimates of integration’s effect on American wages and inequality. read more »

The Central American Free Trade Agreement will worsen conditions for workers across the globe, this report concludes. read more »

This study shows that the growing U.S. trade deficit with China has displaced numerous American jobs. read more »