A new national survey by the Pew Research Center reveals the ongoing concerns Americans have regarding free trade. Despite the sustained lobbying efforts of corporatists over three decades, the public is still not sold on free trade – the issue that cost the GOP the 1992 presidential election and ushered in the Clinton dynasty. More Americans think free trade slows the economy down (34 percent) than makes it grow (31 percent), although this is a higher level of support for free trade than was seen in similar polls from 2009 and 2010. Even greater skepticism is present with respect to the effects of free trade on wages: On the other hand, there has been no improvement since 2010 in opinions about the effect of free trade agreements on wages. Currently, 46% say free trade deals make the wages of American workers lower, while just 11% say they lead to higher wages (33% say they do not make a difference). The share saying that trade agreements drive down wages is...(Read Full Post)