Two lay-offs, worlds apart

Soderberg at her studio in Skellefte, northern Sweden. She now runs her own business making and selling oil paintings of wildflowers and animals – moose, deer, caribou. — Desire van den Berg/The New York Times

IN the stories Americans tell about the decimation of middle-class life, international trade tends to get a prominent role.

Anger over joblessness and diminishing fortunes in factory towns helped propel Donald Trump to the White House.