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The free-trade deals that Democratic and Republican presidents negotiated in the 1990s and 2000s devastated American manufacturing. Hundreds of thousands of industrial workers lost their jobs after the approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement and most-favored-nation trading status for China. Tens of thousands of factories were shuttered. Communities across this country witnessed the collapse of historic economic engines. Hope for the future crumbled.
Congressman Ro Khanna is raising the alarm about mass layoffs in the U.S. economy resulting from President Donald Trump's failed economic policies. Over 4,000 factory workers lost their jobs this week due to firings or plant closures.
By Billal Rahman and Dan Gooding
By Andrew Limbong
Congressman Ro Khanna is one of the few Democrats who have made it a priority to appear on the YouTube podcast circuit. He talks about his approach to new media, and what he gets out of going on comedy shows that he doesn't out of cable news.
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By Ro Khanna
Millions of Americans approve of the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate supposedly wasteful federal spending by any means necessary. That puts my party in a bind. But Democrats must do more than just confront the cuts. We must also break free from a stale, conventional platform.
Silicon Valley politicians denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze funding to states and international aid organizations, saying Saturday that his executive orders threaten public health locally and abroad.
By Blake Jones And Dustin Gardiner
FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: LOOTERS BEWARE — Democratic Reps. George Whitesides and Ro Khanna plan to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to loot in fire-torn areas or commit arson that starts or spreads a wildfire.