Add another progressive voice to the chorus opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal:
Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), who just announced his candidacy for his old Senate seat, is joining Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in opposing the trade agreement President Barack Obama has been pushing Congress to approve.
"The economy has definitely been improving, and things like the stock market are doing better," Feingold said in an interview with Wisconsin's WISC-TV . "But the economy has to be good for working-class and middle-class families who work every day, send their kids to a school like is in front of my house, and they have to be able to enjoy their lives. That's why you don't pass a trade agreement that ships even more jobs overseas."
It's good to have him stepping back into the political fray. His voice has been missed. Like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and too few others, he's always ready to stand up and do the right thing, even if it means bucking the neoliberal leanings of his own party leadership.