March 01, 2021
U.S. Trade Policy Has Failed Black and Latinx Workers
Mainstream narratives on trade suggest white workers from the Midwest suffer most from U.S. trade policies. Evidence shows that's not true.
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Last week, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai — a well-seasoned trade expert with decades of trade experience — faced the Senate Finance Committee for confirmation. The job will not be an easy one. As the nation’s chief trade representative, Tai will inherit a turbulent legacy of trade policy decisions during a particularly difficult time in which a pandemic continues to ravage countries, communities and working people across the globe, especially workers of color.
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Originally in CNN.
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