Rebuilding the National Consensus on Trade

Simon and Rob released a new Memo from NDN today, on trade policy. The text of his e-mail is below.

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This is a critical time for those of us who believe in open markets and trade liberalization.

The current global trade negotiations, the Doha Round, have collapsed. In the wake of five years of accelerating globalization, during which American wages have stalled and job creation has slowed, the national consensus to continue to liberalize trade –one that has helped America and the world prosper for more than fifty years -- is under threat.

Today Rob Shapiro and I are releasing a detailed new memo – Rebuilding the National Consensus on Trade - outlining why Democrats and Republicans must act now to reverse President Bush’s failed leadership on trade liberalization.

You can read the memo online here, or download a PDF version here.

In the memo we examine why poor Republican leadership and greater economic anxiety explain Doha’s collapse. We also outline 6 specific areas where progressives can fight back this fall, and lay out the beginnings of a strategy to help rebuild our national consensus on liberalization in the future.

Best,

Simon Rosenberg 

President
NDN

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