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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST Obama, China and wishful thinking on jobs By Robert Reich Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/17/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/17/china/index.html?source=rss The U.S. and China can both produce more than their consumers can buy, and both want to keep it that way We are what we trade (and how we trade it) By David Sirota Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/06/trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/06/trade/index.html?source=rss International trade affects our healthcare, the economy and the environment -- in other words, everything Gary Locke's Shanghai surprise By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/gary_locke_carbon_emissions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/gary_locke_carbon_emissions/index.html?source=rss The Commerce Secretary said Americans should pay for Chinese greenhouse gas emissions U.S. sneezes, rest of world drops dead By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/21/world_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/21/world_trade/index.html?source=rss Americans think their economy is bad? Take a look at Mexico, or Japan. Return of the oil grinch By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/12/trade_oil_and_green_shoots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/12/trade_oil_and_green_shoots/index.html?source=rss For the first time in six months, the price of crude is pushing $60. Sit back and watch the economic "green shoots" wither. Geithner's tough talk: "Tripe" or "reassuring?" By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/09/geithner_tripe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/09/geithner_tripe/index.html?source=rss Imploding trade: Dire tidings or good news? No matter what happens to the economy, a bewildering diversity of viewpoints is guaranteed. The Chinese export train goes off the tracks By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/09/chinese_exports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/09/chinese_exports/index.html?source=rss What happens to the Chinese Communist Party's mandate to rule, if their economy mirrors the crash in the U.S.? The global economy and Detroit By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/18/export_growth_and_bailouts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/18/export_growth_and_bailouts/index.html?source=rss One of the last bright spots of the U.S. economy -- export growth -- is dimming. So maybe it's not such a great idea to let domestic automakers fend for themselves. The Wal-Mart trade deficit By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/13/walmart_china_and_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/11/13/walmart_china_and_trade/index.html?source=rss As the U.S. economy craters, Wal-Mart throws a lifeline to China. The bicycle theory of the Tao By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/09/bicycle_theory_and_the_tao/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/09/bicycle_theory_and_the_tao/index.html?source=rss On the ninth day of the ninth month, a little ancient philosophy for trade liberalization negotiators to ponder A booming economy? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/28/gdp_growth_again/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/28/gdp_growth_again/index.html?source=rss "Incomprehensible" GDP growth numbers make "recession" a hard word to say. But we'll say it anyway. A GDP paradox By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/31/gdp_growth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/31/gdp_growth/index.html?source=rss The economy grew faster in the most recent quarter than during the past two. So why are analysts shouting the word "recession" even louder? Triumph of the global middle class By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/16/global_middle_class/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/16/global_middle_class/index.html?source=rss No more doom and gloom -- Goldman Sachs' chief economist says we should all be happy that the world is getting richer Globalization: Not such an endangered species after all By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/09/reverse_reverse_globalization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/09/reverse_reverse_globalization/index.html?source=rss Rising shipping costs might not kill off global trade. Wily humans will find a way Free trade, but not for the flag By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/07/free_trade_and_chinese_flags/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/07/free_trade_and_chinese_flags/index.html?source=rss It is OK to burn Old Glory, if she's made in China? Is Obama a protectionist? By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/16/the_scourge_of_free_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/16/the_scourge_of_free_trade/index.html?source=rss In Michigan, the candidate says we can't turn back the tide of globalization, but not all trade agreements make sense. Is he contradicting himself? Or just being nuanced? McCain explains why the U.S. is on the "wrong track" By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/28/john_wrong_track_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/28/john_wrong_track_mccain/index.html?source=rss Americans are upset with the country's direction, he says, because Congress won't approve free trade deals. Is the man even paying attention? The rules of globalization By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/trade_time_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/21/trade_time_out/index.html?source=rss The real threat to the global trading system isn't posed by anti-globalization activists, says Dani Rodrik New world consumers By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/19/emerging_economy_consumers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/19/emerging_economy_consumers/index.html?source=rss Will a shopping spree in the rest of the world change American views on trade? Winning the global trade game By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/29/german_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/29/german_trade/index.html?source=rss China overtook the United States as the world's number two exporter in 2007. But who reigns supreme? The rice paradox By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/28/free_trade_in_rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/28/free_trade_in_rice/index.html?source=rss Sure, freer trade will probably boost production, eventually. But that's little comfort to the urban poor, right now. Total systemic breakdown, then and now By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/24/systemic_breakdown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/24/systemic_breakdown/index.html?source=rss The early 17th century was a tough time in China -- but not as alien to our own lives as you might imagine. Bush's dumb move on trade By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/10/colombian_free_trade_agreement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/10/colombian_free_trade_agreement/index.html?source=rss Now is not the time, or the place, for the president to pick a fight with Congress over the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. The trade follies of Austan Goolsbee and Mark Penn By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/04/goolsbee_penn_trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/04/goolsbee_penn_trade/index.html?source=rss First there was Obama's "NAFTA-gate." Now comes Clinton's chief campaign strategist, lobbying for a free trade agreement. Which is worse? Trade and the price of food By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/04/zoellick_and_food_prices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/04/zoellick_and_food_prices/index.html?source=rss Cutting farm subsidies in the West will raise food prices even further. But that's not a problem -- it's the goal!