How the American Economy Is Rigged to Serve the Rich, and Why Tariffs Won’t Change That
The money to support well-paid American jobs exists—it’s just being hoarded by the rich.
Read more...The money to support well-paid American jobs exists—it’s just being hoarded by the rich.
Read more...A Trump advisor argues, in all seriousness, that other countries should help bear the cost of US empire because it confers so many benefits on them.
Read more...At her recent meeting with Trump, IItalian PM Giorgia Meloni declared her allegiance to “western nationalism.” What does such nonsense portend for Italy and Europe?
Read more...Should Brussels join in, the economic fallout from Project Ukraine could seem quaint, and it could contribute to shortages in the US.
Read more...As many as 700 USDA workers on the frontlines of pest detection and crop protection have accepted deferred resignation offers. Their departure could slow inspections, delay outbreak response and leave the nation’s crops exposed to invasive species — which could harm the agricultural economy.
Read more...Trump asked the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to determine whether to use the Insurrection Act to secure the southern border
Read more...Sales of US equities by foreign owners played a meaningful role in the falll of the dollar after the Trump tariff rampage began.
Read more...How Trump tariffs are whacking shale development and in turn, Trump’s prized energy dominace strategy.
Read more...Chinese point out that Americans are exploited by oligarchs. But the tariffs, like it or not, are part of a radical right counter-revolution.
Read more...The U.S. goes all in on the burn-it-all-down strategy.
Read more...A detailed discussion of the damage done by Smoot Hawley to illustrate why tariffs typically do more harm than good
Read more...What is Trump trying to achieve on the economic front? Despite all the bobbing and weaving, he does have some core aims.
Read more...Trump’s slash and burn tariff policy is to shrink government, gut regulation and sell off public assets to pay for his tax cuts on super rich
Read more...China went all in on clean energy technology in recent years, but the economic war by the West and other developments now pose challenges to that gamble.
Read more...Trump promised in 2016 and 2024 to undo deindustrialization from globalization and free trade, with tariffs as his main tool. Can it work?
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