Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is a cat’s-paw for tech monopolies.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Biden Uses Suspect Authority to Maintain Chinese Dominance of Solar Manufacturing
It invokes a 1930 trade law—questionably—to nullify a Commerce Department investigation into trade violations.
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
Biden’s Successor to TPP Is a Boon for Big Tech
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework seeks to prohibit forcing tech companies to share source code or store data locally.
Posted inTAP
Biden’s New Trade Deal: Less Than Meets the Eye
Today on TAP: All the details of the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework remain to be filled in.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trade Group Driving Solar Controversy Includes Slave-Labor Companies
Companies working to sideline the Commerce Department investigation into Chinese trade violations are reliant on components made by Uyghur workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose for Global Elites
Investors at the prestigious Milken Conference are confident that, recession or no, they’ll keep on making money.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why China-Bashing Is Counterproductive
A response to Robert Kuttner on messaging about the U.S.-China relationship and uplifting workers across borders
Posted inAmerica and the World
Mercantilism and Racism: The Case of China
A response to Tobita Chow’s rejoinder on U.S.-China policy and politics
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Vibe Shift to Stuff
With the real economy resurgent, the World Bank and IMF could be reformed to manage capital flows and make trade deals about trade again. But the mood in Washington makes this unlikely.
