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January 24, 2017
Trump Finished Off the TPP, but What Is His Real Trade Agenda?
Spoiler alert: The details are very fuzzy.
David Dayen
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January 9, 2017
Trump Could Be the Most Hostile American President the UN Has Ever Faced
Plus, there’s a Republican-led Congress itching to diminish the role of the organization and bankrupt many of its programs.
Barbara Crossette
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December 22, 2016
Trump Kicks Off the Return of the Czars
Republicans had a huge problem with Obama’s “czars.” Will they say anything now? (Spoiler: no.)
David Dayen
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December 5, 2016
Iran, Angered Over Obama’s Renewal of Sanctions, Braces for Trump
Nothing would please Tehran’s hard-liners more than for the new US president to push Iran back into confrontational mode.
Juan Cole
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November 30, 2016
In Carrier Deal, Trump Is Taking Credit for Some Blatant Crony Capitalism
Trump promised to get tough with companies that offshore jobs. He never said anything about buying them off with our tax dollars.
Joshua Holland
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November 23, 2016
Democrats: Revoking Trump’s Fast-Track Trade Authority Is Good Policy and Good Politics
Trump doesn’t need fast track to accomplish bilateral deals, but he could use it to dole out corporate favors.
David Dayen
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November 15, 2016
How to Make Technology Actually Work for Workers
Rather than speeding offshoring and making workers redundant, technology can be a means of organizing and empowering them.
Michelle Chen
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November 10, 2016
This Trade Deal Would Make It a Whole Lot Harder to Fight Climate Change
If the Trade in Services Agreement passes, individual countries wouldn’t be able to prioritize building a clean-energy infrastructure over fossil fuels.
Michelle Chen
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November 8, 2016
No Honeymoon for Hillary
If Clinton wins, she’ll inherit massive public anger unless she fights for progressive changes on trade and industrial policy.
William Greider
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October 13, 2016
Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Whatever happens in November, the forecast is more stormy weather ahead.
John Feffer