Tariffs

Behind Trump’s Wishful Thinking on ‘Reindustrialization’: Why China Can Do It, U.S. cCan’t

April 26, 2025 UNAC Editor China, Economics, Trade Wars, TradeWars, US Government Action, Wall Street

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, April 21, 2025 Sara Flounder’s brilliant and detailed analysis explains the failed tariff plan and the catastrophic condition of the U.S. economy that underlies it. [jb] In the 1950s, when Japan and much of Europe was in ruins, the U.S. accounted for 50% of the world’s global production. By the 1960s, this was[…]

Trump’s Tariff War a Mean Spirited Bust So Far, but It Could Get Worse

April 19, 2025 UNAC Editor China, Trade Wars

Editorial, April 19, 2025 Initially Trump used an executive order to impose high tariffs derived from a bizarre calculation on more than one hundred nations including all of Asia, most of Africa, our European allies, and China. This was, in essence, a declaration of war on the world. It was also the kickoff of a war on the middle and[…]

Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Reverse Globalization or Resurrect America’s Dying Industrial Base

April 5, 2025 UNAC Editor Global Trade, Racism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Soft Power Imperialism, Trade Wars, US Foreign Policy

by Jon Jeter, published on Black Agenda Report, April 2, 2025 Throughout history, trade restrictions have reshaped economies for good or for ill. As Trump increases tariffs across industries, it is clear that this move will not revitalize the economy as he claims. Rather, it stands to create further hardship for Black and working class people. While it was not[…]

Say No to Trump’s Tariffs and Anti-China Policy

April 1, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Blowback, China, Global Trade, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars, U.S. Hegemony, US Government Action

by Mick Kelly, published on Workers World, March 20, 2025 The following statement has been issued by the Friends of Socialist China U.S. Committee in response to the Trump administration’s announcement of new tariffs on Chinese imports. The statement was posted on socialistchina.org on March 14, 2025. The [Donald] Trump administration’s decision to slap additional tariffs on the People’s Republic[…]

Imperial Hypocrisy of the US-China Climate Talks

September 26, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Climate Change, Green Energy, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars

by Megan Russell, submitted September 25, 2024 Earlier this month, US climate envoy John Podesta met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss climate financing for the upcoming years. The US has long criticized China’s approach to confronting the climate threat, and continuously pushes Chinese leaders to do more. At the same time, US leaders label China’s[…]

From Bad to Worse: Tariffs on Chinese Green Tech Cause Massive Treasuries Dump

June 4, 2024 UNAC Editor China, Economic Blockade, Economics, US Government Action

by Eve Ottenberg, published on Counterpunch, May 21, 2024 So, after egregious theft of foreign reserves and promiscuous abuse of sanctions, Joe “Not the Climate President” Biden slapped huge tariffs on Chinese green tech and guess what? Beijing turned around May 18 and dumped $53 billion-worth of U.S. Treasuries for gold. Are alarm bells going off in federal financial centers[…]

U.S. drags Mexican Government Into War on Migrants

June 14, 2019 UNAC Editor Immigration, Migrants

Photo: Monument for those who have died attempting to cross the US-Mexican border. Each coffin represents a year and the number of dead. It is a protest against the effects of Operation Guardian. Taken at the Tijuana-San Diego border. ~ Thomas Castelazzo By Martha Grevatt posted to Workers World, June 11, 2019 President Donald Trump announced May 30 the imposition[…]