Tag: trade
Biden administration plans to set new tariffs on imports from China...
Biden said the new tariffs are about "fair competition" after his aides determined that "imports of Chinese products made from aluminum and steel" were "selling the metals at prices that were falsely low to deplete the market share."
Mexico’s stand against GMO corn sparks US trade dispute
Mexico's firm stance on banning genetically modified (GM) corn imports, a policy that has prompted the United States to escalate the matter to a dispute settlement panel under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
How unions safeguard workers’ sweat equity
When companies do threaten to close worksites, unions step up to preserve jobs and protect communities.
What the failure of Liz Truss’s economic agenda in the UK...
Britain’s rejection of Liz Truss’s trickle-down economics ought to serve as a warning to the United States, where midterm elections are about to commence.
How flood-ravaged Kentucky is getting major federal infrastructure help
Climate change rendered these communities and countless others across the country vulnerable to increasingly frequent and powerful storms.
How employers are trying to thwart a wave of union drives
“Fear is a great motivator. That’s exactly how they operate.”
Why it’s essential for Congress to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance
The expiration of TAA has been detrimental for workers.
As the planet warms, let’s be clear: We are sacrificing lives...
Climate change is the result of a deadly calculus: human lives are worth risking and even losing over the profits of global corporations.
Why it’s time for Congress to launch a manufacturing renaissance
It’s important to remember that rebuilding the nation’s industrial base will be a losing battle without stopping the serial trade cheaters who undercut U.S. producers and kill thousands of American jobs each year.
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States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.