Is this what's really hurting the US middle class?

US politicians blame trade as the enemy of the middle class, but it's not the major source of pressure on jobs and wages, writes Stephen S Roach. Image: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Stephen S. Roach
Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Yale University

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