This is pretty awful. And they don't even see what the big deal is, that's the troubling thing. Read this review of Mugged by the State for more of the same.
Somewhat free trade wins a victory. So that's something.
Some people read this Robert Reich article as a lament about rising productivity. I don't see it that way. I think he's just saying it's a fact of life, so we have to figure out how to best deal with the consequences, both good and bad. Seems reasonable enough to me.