Trump’s tariffs are more a petulance than a policy, but some strategic uses of tariffs can make economic sense. Look at China’s declining trade surplus with the U.S.
America and the World
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Where Big Tech and Trump Are Demanding Tax Cuts and Deregulation
A new analysis shared with the Prospect shows that Big Tech is seeking changes to national law in 64 countries. The Trump regime is helping them.
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Where Trump’s Imperialism Could Strike Next
Greenland, Colombia, Cuba, Iran … all are at risk from an unchecked president.
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Donald Trump’s Degenerate Plans for Greenland
The worst president in history wants conquest for its own sake, even if it opens America up to nuclear attack.
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How Global Capitalism Destroys Democratic Politics
The universal rule of capital explains why national leaders can’t solve national problems—and end up being hated by voters as pathetic failures.
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Trump’s Cargo Cult Imperialism in Venezuela
Stealing their oil is lunacy, but that won’t stop him from trying.
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What if Trump Pulls This Off?
There are indications that the administration has cut a deal with Venezuela’s Vice President and acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
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Bush Walked So Trump Could Run Into Venezuela
George W. Bush’s foreign policy wasn’t an aberration, but it was the moment where America began to drunkenly bumble its way through unipolarity.
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The Narco-Terrorist Elite
Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?
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USAID Cuts Leave Syrians on the Brink of Thirst
A year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, humanitarian needs are great. But the Trump administration’s cuts threaten stability for millions of displaced people.