Some top economic officials reinforce the corporate globalist paradigm that Biden is struggling to overthrow. Consider the new director of the National Economic Council.
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Breaking Up (With China) Is Hard to Do
In the absence of more attention to the supply chain, the U.S. is becoming even more reliant on Beijing—and ‘friendshoring’ often increases that dependence.
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Bipartisanship in the House
Today on TAP: As the China menace keeps ballooning, the House Select Committee on China appears to be a serious undertaking.
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How Biden Can End Secretive Corporate Tribunals
The president has promised not to put anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals. But they are still in many existing ones.
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Biden’s Mixed Signals on Chinese Solar Meet Bipartisan Pushback
Today on TAP: Lawmakers are challenging Biden’s order protecting imports of Chinese solar panels.
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When Global Trade Bureaucrats Earn Our Contempt
Today on TAP: A panel ruling undermines the USMCA agreement on North American content. Biden should ignore it.
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The Risks of the Biden Escalation
A false choice has been set up between neoliberal globalization and economic rearmament.
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Latin America’s Pink Partnership
Latin America’s regional integration promises to make the region more resilient to pandemics, extreme weather, and geopolitical turmoil. The U.S. should recognize a potential partner—not a threat.
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Best of 2022: Robert Kuttner
The Prospect’s co-founder and co-editor offers his favorite stories of the year.
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What Now for China?
A conversation with Joshua Kurlantzick of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Prospect alum
