The Economic Populist: “Liberation Day” Made Trump Allies Winners, Everyone Else Losers
By Kainoa Lowman and Katie Hettinga Last week marked a year since Trump imposed large, varying tariffs on nearly every ...
The Economic Populist: Colombia Getting Out of ISDS
By Kainoa Lowman and Katie Hettinga On Monday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia will withdraw from the Investor-State ...
The Economic Populist: USMCA Review Talks Now Under Way
By Katie Hettinga U.S. officials met with their Mexican counterparts this week, formally kicking off U.S.-Mexico talks for the mandatory ...
The Economic Populist: From Race to the Bottom to Worker Power on the Road
By Daniel Rangel Earlier this winter, a groundbreaking access agreement was signed between a scrappy Mexican labor union and a ...
The Economic Populist: Major Fixes Needed for Trump to Avoid More USMCA Embarrassment
By Katie Hettinga The six-year review of Trump’s signature first-term trade deal, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), is in full swing. ...
The Economic Populist: Trade Policy Wasn’t a Winner in the State of the Union
By Katie Hettinga Trump’s talk on trade policy in his Tuesday State of the Union address was unexpectedly subdued. His ...