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June 5, 2019
Mark Weisbrot
Tariffs Are a Bad Response to an Imaginary Border Crisis
The migrants that do arrive in the U.S. are fleeing situations exacerbated by decades of bad American foreign policy. Tariffs on Mexico would continue that pattern.
April 22, 2019
Mike Rosmann
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Emily Atkin
I Work With Suicidal Farmers. It’s Becoming Too Much to Bear.
Mike Rosmann left seminary to become a clinical psychologist for farmers. Now, as historic flooding ravages the Midwest, he's never been more overwhelmed.
August 6, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump’s trade war is benefitting the duopoly power of big steel companies.
July 24, 2018
Sarah Jones
Trump is spending billions to help farmers hurt by his trade war.
July 9, 2018
Alex Shephard
Why Trump Might Lose His Trade War With China
The administration is engaging in a giant game of chicken—and there's no reason to believe the other side will blink first.
July 5, 2018
Alex Shephard
Trump’s Big Trade War Bluff
When the president threatens to blow up the global economy, he is really playing to a domestic audience.
June 15, 2018
Matthew Chitwood
Tea and Tariffs in Rural Yunnan
China's farmers see the trade war as an act of American aggression.
June 4, 2018
Heather Souvaine Horn
Why Steel Tariffs Matter
The economic impact will probably be minimal, says Peter Chase. But boy do they throw a wrench into existing trade treaties.
March 27, 2018
David Dayen
Trump’s Theater of Trade
The president announces tough tariffs on steel. The media goes crazy. The president wrings meaningless concessions out of U.S. partners and then lauds his own deal-making prowess. And scene.
March 7, 2018
Alex Shephard
Gary Cohn’s resignation is about more than just tariffs.
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