Trump’s moves will result in short-term pain for U.S. workers and a big question mark for the global economy.
Trump’s Favorite Word: Tariffs
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
China Navigates a World Adrift in Uncertainty
Trump offers unpredictability; China offers stability.
The New Great Game in Southeast Asia
As Washington retreats, China steps in.
The Point of Philosophy Is to Change the World: A Review of Walden Bello’s “Global Battlefields”
Bello’s political memoir gives us all a challenge: to simultaneously be philosophers interpreting the world and organizers fighting to change it.
The Disintegration of North America
Why on earth is Trump blowing up relationships with the two closest U.S. allies?
Trump’s Tariff Gambit: A Blunt Instrument in a Sharpening Global Trade War
Trump’s aggressive economic nationalism may well hasten the rise of the very multipolar world he seeks to suppress.
The Maple Leaf Snub: How America Lost Its Closest Ally
Trump’s alienation of Canada is no joke.
What America Misunderstands About China’s Trade Resolve
China is well-positioned to win the current tariff war.
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Pushing the World Toward Economic Chaos
And U.S. workers and consumers will pay the price.
Trump’s April 2 Deadline for New Tariffs Is a Distraction from Deeper North American Trade Challenges
Negotiations between the United States, Mexico, and Canada should address all the flaws in the current trade pact that have contributed to rising inequality.