Bond Vigilantes Are Now the Unchallenged Kings Thanks to a Feckless Congress and Reckless Trump Bond Vigilantes Are Now the Unchallenged Kings Thanks to a Feckless Congress and Reckless Trump
A president who bullies Congress kowtows to the bond market.
Apr 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement
Parts of the online “manosphere” welcomed Trump’s tariffs as a way to bring back men’s work.
Apr 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market? Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market?
I don’t know exactly what went down in the hours before Trump publicly announced a “pause” on tariffs, but it merits investigation.
Apr 10, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
A Trade Catastrophe Could Be the Thing That Finally Tears the GOP Apart A Trade Catastrophe Could Be the Thing That Finally Tears the GOP Apart
The fallout from Trump’s tariff plans has pitted the Republican financial elite against MAGA culture warriors in a way that threatens to split the coalition.
Apr 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job
The treasury secretary’s pronouncements keep missing the mark—wildly, weirdly, and dangerously.
Apr 10, 2025 / John Nichols
Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech? Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech?
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Aline Blankertz on whether Silicon Valley may finally have some competition across the Atlantic.
Apr 10, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
Shawn Fain Is Right. America Needs to Rethink Trade. Shawn Fain Is Right. America Needs to Rethink Trade.
Trump’s tariff war is chaotic, but there is no way out of neoliberal globalization without some form of protectionism.
Apr 9, 2025 / Dustin Guastella
The Tariffs We Want—Plus, Blocking Student Deportations The Tariffs We Want—Plus, Blocking Student Deportations
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Lori Wallach outlines a progressive trade policy, and Jameel Jaffer explains the AAUP legal challenge defending activist students.
Apr 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Tesla Takedown Day Tesla Takedown Day
Signs and scenes from the Tesla Showroom, NYC, 2/29/25.
Apr 8, 2025 / Steve Brodner