Michigan and Ontario will be on the front lines of serious economic disruptions if and when the Trump tariffs finally materialize.
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How China Dominates Global Shipbuilding
Today on TAP: And the strategic challenge facing the always-conflicted Donald Trump
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The Essential Incoherence of the End of the Biden Presidency
One reason the president goes out with low approval ratings is that his agenda was internally contradictory.
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Canada Isn’t Going MAGA
Justin Trudeau got himself into a fine mess, but the incoming Trump administration may be overestimating how pliable the next prime minister might be.
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Health Care Rip-Offs, Globalization, and the Uncertain Future
Co-editor Robert Kuttner’s Best of 2024
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From the Middle Out and Bottom Up
The president of the United States outlines his economic principles, and his record.
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Biden’s White House Undercuts Biden’s Trade Policy
Today on TAP: A sweetheart appointment to a key trade position goes to a White House spouse, paired with a hardcore Republican free-trader.
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Trump’s Economy: Brute Force and Favor-Trading
The tariff threats against major trading partners preview geopolitical strategies that Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent has articulated, with a dash of corruption thrown in.
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Blood and Treasure
Today on TAP: The infighting grows fierce as Trump keeps searching for a Treasury secretary.