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Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Going To Work How He Thinks They Will

Kate Aronoff The New Republic
Supposedly, this is all going to revive domestic manufacturing. But the evidence for that is slim, and it wouldn’t happen overnight—especially not without other policies. At a basic level, tariffs make stuff more expensive.

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Trump Goes to War With Allies and Partners

Canada. Mexico. Great Britain. Before assuming office, Trump is launching attacks on the closest partners of the United States, and is meeting with embarrassing rebuffs.

The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs

Patrick Lawrence Scheer Post
Don’t look now, but Joe Biden has just adopted the Trump China policy he has previously and relentlessly repudiated—and gone one further.

Roots of the U.S.-China Trade Conflict

David Kotz Democratic Left
Every day, the news brings more stories of U.S.-China tensions. What led to the U.S.-China trade conflict? And what would a U.S. pro-worker policy toward China look like?

Neoliberalism Has Met Its Match in China

Ellen Brown Truthdig
They should let a lot of their companies go bankrupt so that Americans can buy them. They should have the same kind of free market that has wrecked the US economy.
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