Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman's Substack Blog
The tariff story so far is that Trump announced extreme policies, insisted that he would persist no matter what, then beat an ignominious retreat. In other words, Trump is a typical bully, full of swagger, who runs away in the face of adversity.

The IP Laws That Promote Enshittification

Cory Doctorow Jacobin
Laws included in trade deals protect US companies’ rent extraction schemes and stop us from fixing or improving our own devices — from phones and tractors to insulin pumps. Repealing them will save billions and hit Trump’s donor class.

Unions Without Strikes

Hamilton Nolan Working in These Times
Military with batons in the foreground. Striking workers in the background w
Today’s labor movement has been built to rely on forms of power that are all going away.