Trade and Tariffs
Trump tariffs on Mexico could devastate Texas border region
December 5, 2024His threats to punish Mexico and Canada will end up hurting workers across the board in the U.S.
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EU imposes anti-China tariffs; European consumers and workers already paying the price
November 12, 2024New tariffs on Chinese electric cars protect European capitalists at European consumers’ and workers’ expense, showing a continuation of neocolonial trade practices.
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Harvest of Discontent: Trump’s trade war and the rural fight for survival
September 19, 2019Meanwhile, fifteen members of Trump’s personal Agriculture and Rural Advisory Committee have received over $2 million in bailout payments.
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Mexico’s López Obrador indicts Trump: Tariffs and border walls won’t work
June 7, 2019Social problems are not resolved by turning a neighboring country overnight into a ghetto.
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U.S.-China trade war: Emergency subsidies mostly going to wealthy farmers
June 5, 2019It's not the mom-and-pop farms getting help from the Trump administration--it's big agribusiness.
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