Brown Becomes First Lawmaker to Tie Port Scandal to Free Trade

Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) became the first Member of Congress to publicly tie the Dubai port security scandal to America's corporate-written free trade policy. Not surprisingly, Establishment spokesmen like Tom Friedman are desperately trying to distract attention from free trade's centrality in this scandal. But thanks to Brown and his new legislation, Congress is going to have to deal with the issue - whether it wants to or not.

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