Trade and Agriculture

Americans United for Change has long opposed many of President Bush's policies, but this year it's found a new way to say it--with a 28-ton bus.

The group today launched its Bush Legacy Bus, a rolling museum dedicated to the "worst policy failures" of the Bush administration. The bus will travel the country for the next five months, stopping in 150 cities and bearing a simple message: that Bush's policies have wreaked havoc on America.

The bus features interactive exhibits on the Iraq war, the economy, and healthcare. A screen displays images of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, with captions that criticize the government's response. A chart entitled "not just Bush's war" traces Iraq war support to House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas). The floor shows a timeline of events in the Bush presidency. Read more...

Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Byron Dorgan (D-S.D.), as well as Reps. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) and Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), will call for a review of all existing U.S. trade agreements tomorrow.

The four members will join Teamsters leader Jim Hoffa for a press conference outside the Senate, where they will unveil legislation mandating a review of trade agreements and outlining a process to renegotiate them. The members are calling their bill the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act.