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Trump’s sweeping tariffs undermine decades-old global trade system
President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs announced on Wednesday are designed to project strength, raise revenue for tax cuts and revive US manufacturing. But skeptics say the tariffs will pull the rug out from under a global trade system that — despite its flaws — has delivered prosperity for many global players for decades. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the implications with Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, an international consulting firm.
How Japanese and Mexican American farm workers formed an alliance that made history
Farm workers of Japanese and Mexican heritage created a multilingual and multiracial coalition to fight for fair wages. The organization had a short life, but it stands as a powerful example of interracial solidarity in the history of labor relations.Farm workers of Japanese and Mexican heritage created a multilingual and multiracial coalition to fight for fair wages. The organization had a short life, but it stands as a powerful example of interracial solidarity in the history of labor relations.
What the rise of the gig economy means for the American Dream
The future of work in America is likely to be more flexible, possibly more precarious, for many people, as the gig economy expands. Why is this happening, how can more people thrive in this transition, and what does it mean for America’s place in the world in this century? Economic historian Louis Hyman of Cornell University, author of “Debtor Nation” and “Borrow: The American Way of Debt,” weighs in.
