Faisal Ali / Africa Is A CountryApr 11, 2025
Trump’s trade war is framed as a battle with China, but its fallout is exposing just how little power African economies have in a rigged global system. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Dean Baker / Beat the PressApr 4, 2025
The Trump brain trust cooked up each tariff by equating a country's trade deficit with the U.S. to a tariff on U.S. goods. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tik Root / GristApr 3, 2025
The U.S. has used tariffs to protect industry since 1789. That approach decimated American shipbuilding and could do the same to clean tech. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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