The troubled transatlantic trade deal may expose the limits of Washington’s green ‘friendshoring’ agenda.
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U.S. Steel and the Fake Populism of J.D. Vance
Today on TAP: Let’s not confuse the corporate interest with worker interests.
Posted inEconomic Policy
American Steel’s Succession
Mergers temporarily strengthen labor’s bargaining chip. But in the long run, anti-monopoly experts say, corporate power crushes workers and consumers.
Posted inEconomic Policy
After Hyper-Globalization
What should the next trading system be? Can we restore the capacity of the U.S. to produce—and of all nations to regulate capitalism?
Posted inEconomic Policy
America’s Steel Spine
Will Biden resist pressure to weaken tariffs against China’s steel subsidies and double down on his industrial policy to revive domestic steelmaking?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Fighting the Inflation Profiteers
Companies are raising prices well above increases in their costs. The only antidote is to finally take action against corporate power.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Connecting Climate Goals to Industrial Goals
Biden’s Green Steel Deal with the EU is a model for future progress—and it beats anything that came out of Glasgow.
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Biden’s Smart EU Trade Deal
Today on TAP: The new quotas on steel and aluminum imports get the balance between diplomacy and industrial policy just right.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Biden’s Buy America Plan and Trump’s Sham Nationalism
This is what a serious industrial policy looks like, as opposed to hollow words.
