A populist reaction to Trump is brewing. Liberal governments in Europe, Canada, and elsewhere must join the fight.
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Stop Asking How Democrats Will Fight Trump. Start Asking Republicans
The president is supplanting long-standing Republican principles of limited government, free markets, low taxes, and federalism with his trademark incompetent authoritarianism.
Posted inEconomy
The U.S. Economy Is Stumbling Badly
Don’t get distracted by the recent 3 percent GDP number. A former top Commerce Department official explains why the economic outlook is grim.
Posted inPolitics Roundtable
Welcome to Trump’s America, Again
Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” is now law, packed with front-loaded goodies and back-loaded pain. As Medicaid cuts loom and interest payments dwarf military spending, Democrats face a brutal fiscal reality.
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Divided Democrats Should Unify Behind Trade Peace Over Trade War
Trump’s destabilizing tariffs have fundamentally altered the debate over the global economy. While he tries to turn back the clock, Democrats should look forward.
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Donald Trump Is Raising Your Taxes, and Republicans Won’t Stop Him
The President’s partial tariff retreat still leaves his biggest import taxes in place, and the Congressional Republican tax cut plans won’t offset them.
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Is Donald Trump Channeling Liz Truss and Chairman Mao?
Is Donald Trump Channeling Liz Truss and Chairman Mao? His tariffs are best understood as a historically significant lesson in hubris
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Who Is Batya Ungar-Sargon?
A Berkeley-educated leftist who couldn’t bear drinking at a bar with Trump voters is now MAGA’s top defender. A tale for our times.
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Trump Is Steamrolling Corporate America. Democrats Are Taking Notes
Historically, Democrats have curbed their attacks on powerful interests for fear that it would cause a backlash. The president’s actions suggest they could stand to be more muscular.
