Trump’s Tariffs Are An Attack on Workers
On April 2nd, Trump announced a range of new tariffs on goods imported into the United States from almost every country in the world. The Trump administration has implemented a 10% baseline tariff on almost all goods imported into the U.S., with even higher “reciprocal tariffs” on goods from a select group of countries that […]
Tariffs And Trade Wars: Another Price For The Working Class To Pay
The Trump administration has been threatening and implementing tariffs and trade wars with Mexico, Canada, China, and the European Union, the top trading partners of the United States. Trump said in his State of the Union speech that there would be reciprocal tariffs for any country who lays tariffs on the United States. In retaliation, […]
NAFTA: Free Trade and Forced Immigration
In 1990, 4.5 million Mexicans lived in the U.S. In 2000, the number more than doubled to 9.75 million, and in 2008 it peaked at 12.67 million. This migration is not because so many millions of people are eager to leave their families behind in order to chase some dream in the U.S. In reality, […]