Free Trade, Free Trade, Free Trade. Congress passed three so-called Free Trade agreements last night – meaning transnational corporations now have new pools of cheap labor in Colombia, South Korea, and Panama. All three trade deals were passed with bipartisan support in both Chambers of Congress despite the face that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was against them – and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi expressed skepticism about the Colombia deal.

Over the last two decades – we’ve seen the effects of these so-called Free Trade deals on our economy. We’ve seen trade surpluses turn into massive trade deficits. We’ve seen millions of factories and manufacturing jobs shipped overseas. And we’ve seen the wealth and power of transnational corporations explode while small businesses collapse.

Yet – our lawmakers – continue to buy into this gimmick year after year. It’s time to put down the Free Trade Kool-Aid.

-Thom

(When will the myth of Free Trade finally be laid to rest? Tell us here.)

The Daily Stack

Thom live from the studios of KKZN AM 760 Colorado's Progressive Talk station...

Hour One: New Free Trade Deals...no deal for American jobs?
- Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA, 39th District)

Article: "Free Trade Pacts Sail Through Congress" by TRNS.

Article: "Florida GOP Rep. Wants To Bring Back Electrocution And Firing Squads: ‘I’m So Tired Of Being Humane’" by Tanya Somanader and Zaid Jilani.

Article: "Wisconsin Republican Proposes Changing State's Electoral College Law" by John Celock.

Article: "Battle of the Talk Shows Hosts - Highlights & Photos" by AM760.

Article: "NBC Poll: Cain Leads Romney, Republican Field" by Paul Scicchitano.

Article: "Cain: ‘I Have No Idea’ How My 999 Plan Would Work" by Pat Garofalo.

Book: "In the Jaws of the Dragon: America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony" by Eamonn Fingleton.

Book: "In Praise of Hard Industries: Why Manufacturing, Not the Information Economy, Is the key to Future Prosperity" by Eamonn Fingleton.

Book: "Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class" by Thom Hartmann. Get "Screwed" by Thom Hartmann!

Article: "Michele Bachmann: Herman Cain's '9-9-9 Plan' Turned Upside Down is Devil's Work " by IBT.

Book: "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It" by Richard D. Wolff.

Article: "Warren Buffett Reveals ‘Billionaire Friendly’ Tax Return" by Susanna Kim.

Hour Two: If we build it, jobs will come...
- Norman Anderson, CG/LA Infrastructure LLC

Article: "Commentary: The nation needs a ‘Moneyball’ for public works" by Norman F. Anderson.

Event: "3rd Annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum", October 11-13, 2011.

Article: "Herman Cain".

Article: "Republicans blame government, not Wall Street for economic collapse" by Robert Hendin.

Article: "Community Reinvestment Act" (Anti-redlining Act).

Article: "Poll: Americans Prefer Occupy Wall Street Over Tea Party" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Rep. Peter King Calls Occupy Wall Street Protesters 'Ragtag Mob,' 'Anarchists'" by Hayley Miller.

Geeky Science rocks! Fairness and equality, what babies can teach us.

Geeky Science alert: "Babies show sense of fairness, altruism as early as 15 months".

Book: " What Would Jefferson Do?" by Thom Hartmann.

Study: Consensus decision making in animals, Larissa Conradt and Timothy J. Roper, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

Article: "The trouble with Herman Cain’s GOP candidacy" by Courtland Milloy.

Article: "Occupy Wall Street comes to Palo Alto" by Jason Green.

Talk Radio News Segment: Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief

Article: "Details From Today's White House Press Conference" by Ellen Ratner.

Article: "Obama hails South Korea trade deal as win for both" by AP.

Article: "Census Bureau Issues New Statistics On Public Pension Funds" by TRNS.

Hour Three: Occupy Wall Street...destined for success?
- Dr. Ravi Batra, Professor of Economics-Southern Methodist University (SMU).

Book: "Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy" by Ravi Batra.

Book: "The New Golden Age: A Revolution against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos" by Ravi Batra.

Article: "The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Coming Demise of Crony Capitalism" by Ravi Batra.

Article: "In Praise of Inefficiency" in "Chapter 3: Stop Them From Eating My Town" of "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartman.

Article: "Pressed About His Plan To Raise Taxes On Food, Herman Cain Says Poor People Should Just Buy Used Goods" by Marie Diamond.

Book: "How is Your Brain like a Zebra?: A New Human Neurotypology" by Judith L. Lauter PhD.

Book: "Conservatives Without Conscience" by John W. Dean.

Article: "Occupy Wall Street Protesters Believe Zuccotti Park Cleaning A Ploy To End Occupation" by AP/The Huffington Post.

Article: "House engaged in heated debate over Protect Life anti-abortion bill" by John Tomasic.

Article: "Chart of the Day: Life is Good on Wall Street" by Kevin Drum.

Article: "Amnesty International Urges Canada to Prosecute George W Bush" by Kristin Craik.

Hour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will be here with all the news from our nation's capitol and as always he'll be spending the hour taking your calls and answering your questions too...

Plus, It's Anything Goes on Townhall Friday...you choose the topics and we'll talk...

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