You don’t need an economics degree to recognize that existing trade policies haven’t benefited most people. In fact, millions of people throughout the United States know from first-hand experience that the exact opposite is true.
Families across the country know some very powerful reasons why America and the world need a new model for international trade. Below are stories that have been featured on our home page.
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Stories Featured to Date:
Week 52: John Drake Week 51: Mitch Besser
More Money in Mexico High Tech Offshoring
Week 50: Sterling Allen Week 49: Hector de la Cueva
Keep It More Local Transnational Blackmail
Week 48: Mike Fassler Week 47: Brandon Maupin
Limited Options Bare Bones
Week 46: Greg Pallesen Week 45: Howard Jenkins
Environmental Catastrophe Sad for Everybody
Week 44: Bill Kluting Week 43: Ben Joy
Roadblocks to New Careers Not Valued
Week 42: Tony Mims Week 41: Gerardo Grimaldo
They Get Greedier Didn't Believe It
Week 40: Dennis Heinz Week 39: John Breedlove
Not Even McDonald's Is Hiring Limits of Retraining
Week 38: Bob Faust Week 37: Alan Boulier
Total Shock and Disbelief Where Does It Stop?
Week 36: Angela Kile Week 35: Francisco Orellana
Treated Like Dogs Poor Farmers Can't Compete
Week 34: Harold Brown Week 33: Andrew Lohr
Retraining for What? A Little Naive
Week 32: Linda Foster & Leslie Taylor Week 31: Reid Saito
Hard Pill to Swallow Uneven Playing Field
Week 30: Sean Beeman Week 29: Antonia Morales
The Community Is Dying Age Discrimination
Week 28: Joe Stricker Week 27: Meghan Cofield
No New Jobs Created Stressed Out for Years
Week 26: Gary Wampole Week 25: Joe Logan
Taken to the Cleaners Food Safety Weakened 
Week 24: Jim Scheet Week 23: Mark Wettstein
Retraining Delays the Inevitable Fewer Profitable Crops
Week 22: Rennie Sawade Week 21: Kevin Holmes
The Same Problems Again Used to Having Nothing
Week 20: Mark Weiss Week 19: Wanda Boehkme
Loss of Security Stressful at Home
Week 18: Nina Vincent Week 17: William Kemp
It Could Happen to Anybody A Fine Line
Week 16: Todd Mahar Week 15: Don Coulter
Week 14: Bill Johnson Week 13: Gustavo Lopez Pozos
Not Just the Laborers' Jobs NAFTA Is Causing Migration
Week 12: Peggy Clark Week 11: Sherry Klein
The Snowball Effect Nobody Left to Buy Things
Week 10: Ken Love Week 9: Steve Smith
Small Businesses at a Loss Life-Long Jobs Are Gone
Week 8: Joy Guiterrez Week 7: Bruce Bostick
Plant Closures Reduce Tax Bases Lives Wiped Out
Week 4: Victor Pierce Week 3: Karla Chase
Anybody Can Get Stoked Profitable Businesses Are Leaving
Week 2: Gayleen Spooner Week 1: Larry Durfee
No Jobs Close to Home Communities Falling Apart
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