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It’s Time for North American Solidarity

Stuart Trew, Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Manuel Perez-Rocha / FPIF Jun 4, 2025 An alternative to neoliberal trade policies is urgently needed, but Trump's gunboat diplomacy and erratic deals are not the answer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Can Sanction $3.6 Billion in U.S. Trade, WTO Says

JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Nov 1, 2019 Beijing wins its first such payout from the global organization in an older dispute involving anti-dumping measure violations. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

U.S.-Europe Dispute Puts World Trade at Risk

CARLO PIOVANO and LORNE COOK / The Associated Press Oct 3, 2019 After the Trump administration slapped steep tariffs on $7.5 billion in EU goods, the Europeans made clear they would retaliate in kind. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Is Betraying America’s Ranchers With NAFTA 2.0

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Aug 18, 2019 The new trade deal gives multinational meatpackers an incentive to turn their backs on family ranchers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trade Group Paves the Way for China Sanctions on the U.S.

PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated Press Jul 16, 2019 In a case dating to 2007, the World Trade Organization rules that the U.S. wrongly calculated tariffs imposed to punish China for subsidies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Global Hegemony Could Be Coming to an End

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Jun 7, 2019 A new Russian-Chinese alliance threatens to upend the existing world order, argues Rob Jonson of the Institute on New Economic Thinking. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Jesse Helms Rides Again

Karen Lee Wald / Truthdig Apr 26, 2019 The Republican senator from North Carolina hoped to strangle the Cuban revolution. Donald Trump could make his dark fantasy a reality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

G-20 Agrees on Trade and Migration; U.S. Goes Own Way on Climate

ANGELA CHARLTON, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and PETER ORSI / The Associated Press Dec 1, 2018 A nonbinding communique is reached after marathon talks by diplomats, with the Americans called the main holdout on nearly every issue. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Xi Jinping Offers U.S. Possible Trade Concessions

JOE McDONALD and GILLIAN WONG / The Associated Press Apr 10, 2018 China's president promises to cut auto tariffs and make other concessions aimed at defusing a dispute with Washington that investors fear could harm the global economic recovery. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Vows ‘Same Strength’ Retaliation in Trade Dispute

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2018 The latest salvo comes in response to Tuesday's proposal by Washington to hike tariffs on $50 billion worth of medical, aerospace, information technology and other products. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

China Looks to Defuse Trade Tensions, Asks U.S. for Talks

GERRY SHIH / The Associated Press Mar 3, 2018 The request comes amid international uproar over President Trump's announced plan to impost high tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

World Trade Organization Warns That Trump Risks Trade War

JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID RISING / The Associated Press Mar 2, 2018 "The potential for escalation is real as we have seen from the initial responses," a spokesman says of the U.S. president's threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )