America for Americans: That was James Monroe's message to European colonial powers in 1823, to respect the independence of new nations of the Americas. Trump is reinterpreting this doctrine....
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No ideological code can fully capture Trump’s actions...
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One year ago today, Donald Trump was inaugurated president of the United States for a second time. In the months prior, one of his campaign promises had been to "make America affordable again". But fr...
There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing...
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact....
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The US State Department hailed Venezuela's interim government for releasing American prisoners, calling it a "step in the right direction."...
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Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/americans-are-the-ones-paying-for-tariffs-study-finds-e254ed2e Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46683519 Points: 22 # Comments: 7...
ICE officers have made over 2,500 arrests in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images The AFL-CIO has endorsed a Minnesota economic blackout on January 23 in response t...
The warnings come as Trump has suggested possible military strikes against drug cartel targets in Mexico. However, Mexican authorities said the US advisory has no operational implications for Mexico....
The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the United States in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II....
Article URL: https://www.kielinstitut.de/publications/americas-own-goal-who-pays-the-tariffs-19398/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46680212 Points: 8 # Comments: 1...
Bloc will sign trade agreement on Saturday after 25 years of talks...
If Tokyo can’t count on Washington, forging pragmatic new alliances with former foes increasingly makes sense...
Connecticut tribes said in an amicus brief supporting the state's crackdown on prediction market operators that Kalshi siphons away casino revenue....
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets...