There are seven different trade actions to limit Chinese dominance of solar components. But only now is trade policy being aligned with industrial policy.
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Democracy, Deshmocracy: Mega-Financiers Are Flocking to Trump
Today on TAP: Leading Wall Street and Silicon Valley pooh-bahs believe the tax cuts he’ll give them are a bigger deal than preserving democratic norms.
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Biden vs. the Free-Trade Blob
Today on TAP: The influence of corporate free-traders is at last ebbing, and they are not going quietly.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Chinese Tariffs and CFPB Success
On our weekly live show, David Dayen and Bob Kuttner discuss new efforts to boost the domestic electric-vehicle industry.
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Tariffs Give U.S. Automakers a Fleeting Chance
The Biden administration is protecting its investment in a domestic auto industry. Domestic auto producers have to rise to the moment.
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Biden’s New Tariffs on Chinese EVs
Today on TAP: His policies on a broad range of issues are superb. Why don’t they translate into electoral appeal?
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Why Elon Loves China and Hates Sweden
Capitalism and communism suppress workers; social democracy empowers them.
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Steel in His Spine
Today on TAP: Biden’s latest actions on behalf of a domestic steel and shipbuilding industry
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The Trade War Within the U.S. Government
Today on TAP: Why does the National Security Council keep trying to wrest control of trade policy to help Big Tech?
