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“American Empire Is in Decline”: Economist Richard Wolff on Trump’s Trade War & Tariffs
As President Trump finally unveils his global tariff plan — setting a baseline 10% tariff on all imported goods, with additional hikes apparently based on individual countries’ trade balances with the United States — economists like our guest Richard Wolff warn it will have grave economic effects on American consumers and lead to a recession. Wolff says the Trump administration’s tariff strategy is borne out of an ahistorical “notion of the United States as a victim” despite the fact that “we have been one of the greatest beneficiaries in the last 50 years of economic wealth, particularly for people at the top.” In response to the growing economic fortunes of the rest of the world and the associated decline in U.S. hegemony, Trump and his allies are “striking out at other people” in desperation and denial of an end to U.S. imperial dominance. “[It’s] not going to work,” says Wolff.
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Trump’s trade war represents a big opportunity for Canadian Conservatives
Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada has sparked a rise in Canadian patriotism. Canadian conservatives can harness that patriotism by reconnecting with their historical roots of anti-Americanism.
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A Blueprint for Resisting Trump Education Cuts? Chicago Teachers Reach “Powerful” Tentative Contract
In a major labor victory, the Chicago Teachers Union reached a tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools Monday night that reaffirms sanctuary school protections, protects the ability to teach Black history, gives veteran teachers a raise, and more. The deal comes amid attacks on public education by the Trump administration. “The collective bargaining agreement is a very powerful tool to use, especially in this moment, to ensure that people are protected,” says Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union. She also discusses the new posthumous memoir by former CTU President Karen Lewis, titled I Didn’t Come Here to Lie: My Life and Education, and lessons Lewis shared for the struggle ahead.
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Troublemaker: Office for Budget Responsibility's grip on governments
Labour soothsayer gets it wrong, cops are disgraced again, Labour is miles off housing targets and it's special treatment for Royals.
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Has Trump changed the nature of the state?
The capitalist state protects the general interests of the ruling class, but as Trump and Musk slash it to the bone could present a problem.
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Inside Reform UK’s Birmingham rally: Farage’s far right show
Tweed jackets. Make Britain Great Again hats. People chanting, “Send them back.” Nigel Farage arriving on a JCB digger. These were the scenes at far right party Reform UK’s rally in Birmingham on Friday night. The rally was a launch of Reform UK’s council and mayoral election campaigns on 1 May—and was a masterclass in...
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Turkey: A new mood for change on the streets
Revolutionary socialist Eren spoke to Arthur Townend about the ongoing protests, the background for the anger and the crisis facing Erdogan.
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Is this the end of the neoliberal order?
Joseph Choonara spoke to Socialsit Worker about the breaks and continuities of neoliberalism as Trump's trade war esculates
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The Trump revolution: where it came from and where it’s going
As Trump prepares for his inauguration, the world is preparing itself as it enters the beginning of the second Trump Revolution.
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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
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