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The Stress Test

A State-by-State Assessment of America's Economic Health and a Prescription for Change

By Eric Lotke, Alex Carter, Molly Swartz
Institute for America's Future
May 14th, 2008
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The Stress TestEconomists 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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How to Talk About the Economy

By Institute for America's Future
March 07th, 2008
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Almost everyone agrees that our economy is in big trouble. The challenge for progressive political candidates is shaping a message that will rally voters around a solid agenda for change. This offers ammunition for the fight, with links to the latest information and most persuasive arguments that will help candidates and their supporters make that case for change. more »

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Toxic Trade

Globalizatiion and the Safety of the American Consumer

By Eric Lotke, Christopher Rasmussen, Alex Carter, Robert L. Borosage
Campaign for America's Future
October 30th, 2007
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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. more »

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2006: The Fair-Trade Election

By Harold Meyerson
The American Prospect
November 14th, 2006
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Harold Meyerson examines how the debate over free trade ushered in a new progressive center on trade issues. more »

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2006: Candidates Win by Fighting for Fair Trade

By Public Citizen
November 08th, 2006
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This page includes an assessment of how opposition to NAFTA-like trade policies figured into the 2006 elections. more »

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2008: Trade Birddog Campaign

By Trade Birddog Log
November 19th, 2007
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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. more »

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2008: Presidential Candidates on Trade

By On The Issues
January 01st, 2007
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This page offers a compendium of presidential candidates’ votes on trade bills as well as relevant quotes. more »

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Offshoring: The Next Industrial Revolution

By Alan S. Blinder
Foreign Affairs
March 01st, 2006
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Economists overlook the negative consequences of “offshore outsourcing,” Blinder writes. He asserts the need to prepare for a radical transformation of the global economy. more »

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Globalization and American Wages

By L. Josh Bivens
Economic Policy Institute
October 10th, 2007
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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. more »

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CAFTA and U.S. Job Loss

By Robert E. Scott and David Ratner
Economic Policy Institute
November 17th, 2004
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The Central American Free Trade Agreement will worsen conditions for workers across the globe, this report concludes. more »

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