By Katie Hettinga Trump’s fetish for announcing any deal — seemingly without care about the terms in question — have led to yet another embarrassing
By Katie Hettinga It’s Exhibit A in Trump forgetting his “America First” trade commitments: Amid a growing U.S. food trade deficit that includes a declining beef trade
By Katie Hettinga China’s announcement of broad export controls on critical minerals and rare earth magnets — and the equipment needed to process them — has the
Welcome back to the The Economic Populist’s Weekly Rewind. Every Friday, we’ll briefly recap the week’s biggest news, updates, and developments the in fight against corporate power.
By Katie Hettinga The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for November 5 on a case challenging the legality of Trump’s use of the International Emergency
By Katie Hettinga Amidst more chaotic tariffs announcements, there was great news on Wednesday when the White House issued an executive order closing the de minimis trade loophole
By Katie Hettinga This week, days before the highest “liberation day” tariffs were slated to kick back in, President Trump again punted his own self-imposed
By Katie Hettinga This week, days before the highest “liberation day” tariffs were slated to kick back in, President Trump again punted his own self-imposed
By Katie Hettinga On Wednesday, May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT) ruled that tariffs President Trump imposed using the International Economic Emergency
By Katie Hettinga “I’ve made 200 deals,” Trump said in his TIME “100 Days” interview when asked about negotiations over the highest tariffs he imposed on scores of countries.
