Often times, these communities do not talk to one another, which is part of the problem, but there are real issues that divide them. For example, the labor community didn't sign on to climate change provisions because they threaten jobs back home. But the environmental groups feel that climate change is the most pressing global issue. There seems to be a sharp contrast between government policy, which pushes for a nearly unbounded liberalizing of global markets, and public opinion, which does not favor free trade at the expense of basic human and environmental protections. That's the public opinion that the polls show.
People answer yes.
Do you feel the global economy is creating more insecurity at home. I think you may get a different answer. Because the U.S. is already so deeply engaged in the global economy that it would be hard to withdraw. One of the problems is that opposition to global trade comes across as more fear or isolationism. Unfortunately, because of Pat Buchanan's articulation of that position, the progressive community's position also sort of fuels that fear.