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. Trump’s tariff policy is a 21st-century version of mercantilism — prioritizing national economic control, protectionism, and trade deficits as a measure of economic success. As early as 1752, in his essay Of the Balance of Trade, David Hume debunked the intellectual foundations of mercantilism by demonstrating that trade is not a zero-sum game and that wealth […]

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“A stunned world reckons with economic fallout from Trump’s tariffs. Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.” — New York Times

My fellow Americans,

For far too long, we have been held captive, prisoners of an unfair and unjust system—one that would see us access goods and services beyond the wildest imaginations of most developing nations. No longer! At long last, we have been liberated from being able to afford anything.

For many years, we have struggled to right this ship, to bring our spending and employment to heel. We have chipped away at our economy, bit by bit, but somehow we have continued to suffer under a global hierarchy in which we are both the wealthiest and most influential country in the world. A terrible fate to suffer, indeed.

The scientific potential of an overlooked flower

The post A Closer Look at the Woolly Devil appeared first on Nautilus.

Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.

The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Republicans need to worry about getting bullied by Elon Musk, and Democrats need to worry about AIPAC, Sanders said.

The post Trying to Block Arms to Israel, Bernie Sanders Denounces AIPAC’s Massive Election Spending appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

The post Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked appeared first on The Intercept.

In this interview, I argue that how Trump’s Shock pans out will largely depend on whether Europe and China will act in concert or turn against one another. As for the UK, Trump has given Brexit a major boost. And here is another interview with Emily Jeshinsky of Unherd’s Undercurrents on the same subject: Trump’s […]

The post How will Europe, Britain & China react to the Trump shock: On TIMES Radio & Unherd’s Undercurrents appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.

The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.

She lost her job at Emerson College after screening a film critical of Israel. Her lawsuit seeks to leverage an unusual Massachusetts free speech law.

The post This College Staffer Lost Her Job After Showing a Film Critical of Israel. Now She’s Suing Over Free Speech. appeared first on The Intercept.

Last year, credit unions were forced to disclose the billions they made charging their members unnecessary junk fees. Now Trump is once again hiding their grift.

Sunshine State voters overwhelmingly voted to approve a new $15 minimum wage, but Republican lawmakers are now trying to carve out exceptions.

President Trump has announced a sweeping plan of tariffs against dozens of nations, including the Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands, which are uninhabited by humans but very much inhabited by penguins. The fake liberal media criticized this as a mistake, but Trump’s tariffs are actually a brilliant long-term strategy to help America win the war against birds.

Birds have taken advantage of America’s generosity for too long. Every year, millions of illegal and undocumented birds cross the border into American airspace. These birds come here to commit criminal acts (e.g., pooping on Teslas) and to take our jobs (e.g., pooping on Teslas). There are even reports that some birds fly in violent gangs called “murders,” probably to support Hamas.

Every day, good Americans face the dangerous threat of birds. Birds are not the cute, harmless animals depicted in the mainstream media. Birds have sharp beaks that can poke American eyes, talons that can stab American hearts, and feathers that can tickle American noses and cause American sneezes.

Native American tribes, voters, and billion-dollar gambling giants face off over an untapped sports betting market.

Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about “acts of violence against electric vehicles” and the danger of battery fires.

The post Police Across the Country Are on High Alert Over Tesla Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

Intelligence reports warn law enforcement about “acts of violence against electric vehicles” and the danger of battery fires.

The post Police Across the Country Are on High Alert Over Tesla Protests appeared first on The Intercept.

Check out this new behind-the-scenes look at Showrunner Russell T. Davies's Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu-starring Doctor Who Season 2.

. Trump’s tariffs are thought to protect U.S. industries and workers, but they mostly backfire by raising costs, inviting retaliation, and failing to boost jobs or reduce trade gaps. Tariffs act like a tax on the economy, and although tariffs may protect some industries, there are usually high general costs in terms of accelerating inflation […]

Campaigners say the preferred buyer of the failing UK water firm has a record of "rampant profiteering and financial abuse of service users" on both sides of the Atlantic