Status Anxiety Is Blowing Wind Into Trump’s Sails

The adverse economic developments resulting from trade imports that produced a sharp shift to the right are still wreaking political havoc.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 2, 2022
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Conditions at a GM Plant in Mexico Spur a Labor Challenge

Mexican salaries are low, partly because of unions that collude with employers. Workers at a G.M. factory are challenging that system, testing the labor reforms in the reworked North American trade deal.

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The New York Times 5:12 pm on October 31, 2020
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Did President Trump Keep His First-Term Promises? Let’s Look at 5 of Them

Mr. Trump won the presidency in 2016 after making more than 100 promises. Here’s where some stand four years later and what some of his supporters think of them.

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The New York Times 4:37 pm on October 28, 2020
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A Biden Win Could Renew a Democratic Split on Trade

Democrats have been unified by their desire to oust President Trump. But if that happens, deep divisions on the issue of trade are likely to reappear.

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