Stuart Trew, Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Manuel Perez-Rocha / FPIFJun 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 )
JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated PressNov 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 )
CARLO PIOVANO and LORNE COOK / The Associated PressOct 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 )
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Jim Hightower / OtherWordsAug 18, 2019
The new trade deal gives multinational meatpackers an incentive to turn their backs on family ranchers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated PressJul 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 )
Paul Jay / The Real News NetworkJun 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 )
Karen Lee Wald / TruthdigApr 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 )
ANGELA CHARLTON, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and PETER ORSI / The Associated PressDec 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 )
JOE McDONALD and GILLIAN WONG / The Associated PressApr 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 )
JOE McDONALD / The Associated PressApr 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 )
GERRY SHIH / The Associated PressMar 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 )
JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID RISING / The Associated PressMar 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 )
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