This Is The REAL Reason For Trump’s Visit To China
Joshua Scheer Donald Trump didn’t arrive in Beijing as the leader of a confident superpower. He arrived like a salesman carrying a collapsing empire on his back — flanked not…
China’s Export Boom Exposes the Myth of Economic War
ScheerPost Staff For years Americans have been told that tariffs, trade wars, and geopolitical brinkmanship would finally slow China’s economic rise. The promise was simple: punish Beijing, rebuild American industry,…
Trump’s Tariffs Upended By Supreme Court Decision
“The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote.
Despite US Tariffs, China’s Trade Surplus Exceeds 1 Trillion Dollars
Though Chinese exports to the US have declined almost 19% since the start of Trump’s tariff war in April, it has been able to diversify both its export destinations as…
Tariffs Bite: Awaiting Supreme Court Decision, Trump Acknowledges in call with President Xi that Tariffs Are Hurting Americans
By Joshua Scheer This latest trip down the tariff rabbit hole was sparked by a Common Dreams report featuring new videos from the nonprofit advocacy group Tariffs Cost US, which…
Joint Statement on U.S.-China Economic and Trade Meeting in Geneva
By The White House The Government of the United States of America (the “United States”) and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Recognizing the importance of their…
President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Income Taxes: Can It Be Done?
By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost In February, President Trump said that tariffs would generate so much income that Americans would no longer need to pay income taxes. The…
Trump Says Foreign Movies Are “Propaganda,” Orders 100 Percent Tariff
By Sharon Zhang / Truthout President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that his administration is implementing a 100 percent tariff on all films produced in foreign countries, denouncing them as…
Mayday! Mayday! Are the Trump Tariffs Killing 20,000 UPS Jobs?
Or maybe it's Wall Street and the Democrats?
Amazon Won’t Display Tariff Costs After Trump Whines to Bezos
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said all companies should be "displaying how much tariffs contribute to the total price of products."
Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could just…
Trump’s Trade War With China Will Make China Great Again (w/ Ben Norton)
It's a kind of economic game of chicken. And Trump thought he could force China to sign this deal, but it's looking very unlikely, which is why he's taking a…
Lee Fang: Trump’s Real Tariff Goal?
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update Photo used: https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1911445383005241795/photo/1
Why Aren’t You Supporting the Trump Tariffs?
If you don’t like the Trump tariffs and you don’t support the UAW’s position, then what is a progressive position on trade?