The problem is not Trump’s imposition of tariffs on aluminum and steel; it’s the rest of his clueless China policy and the continuing denial of the China threat.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Battle of the Georgetown Mill
To black workers in this picturesque South Carolina town, the unionized steel mill anchors their community. To the town’s white civic leaders, it blocks Georgetown’s gentrification. For the past two years, they’ve been fighting it out.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
One Year Later, Trump’s Promise to American Steel Workers Is Unfulfilled
With a deadline looming, pressure mounts on the president to make good on his campaign promise to curb Chinese steel dumping.Â
Posted inEconomic Policy
Youngstown, Economic Nationalism, and the Half-Life of Deindustrialization
The closure of an Ohio steel mill sent thousands into low-wage jobs and kicked off a politics of resentment that powers left- and right-wing populist movements today.
