Forget Trade. Here’s The Real Reason Trump Wants Tariffs
By Mehdi Hasan Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Trillions of dollars lost. The stock market in turmoil. A recession possibly around the corner. All thanks to what Donald Trump…
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Trump Reverses Tariffs That Caused Market Meltdown, But Companies Remain Bewildered
By AP News Photos: YouTube Screenshots President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy Wednesday, suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13…
Nigeria Braces For Oil Revenue Hit Due To Trump Tariff Impact
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots Nigerian officials raised concerns about sweeping US tariffs, which came into full effect today, saying they could negatively impact Africa’s largest oil…
Trump Serves Yet More Tariff Chaos, Deepening Con On Working People
By Public Citizen Photos: Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, D.C. —Trump announced via Truth Social a 90-day pause on the “reciprocal tariffs” he has levied on dozens of countries, reverting…
Sudan’s Former Prime Minister Issues Warning: No Military Solution To Civil War
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots There is no military solution to the civil war in Sudan, a former prime minister of the country wrote in the Financial…
Brennan Center: An Imperial President Meets A Supine Congress
By Brennan Center Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump’s tariffs are the biggest tax increase in decades and have upended global markets — the actions of one man…
NYCLU: Mayor Adams “Selling Out New Yorkers For Trump’s Dangerous Deportation Regime”
By NYCLU Photos: YouTube Screenshots NEW YORK, NY – Tuesday night the Adams Administration announced the establishment of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office at Rikers Island.…
Trump Escalates Tariff War. China Strikes Back With Retaliatory Tariff Of 84 Percent
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Asian shares sank again on Wednesday as the latest set of U.S. tariffs, including a 104% levy on Chinese imports, went…
“Toxic Nostalgia”: Nobel Laureate On Why Trump Is Pissing Off The World
By Mehdi Hasan & Paul Krugman Photos: Zeteo\YouTube\Wikimedia Commons The stock market is in freefall after Donald Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs, which financial experts are warning could…
Kenya’s Central Bank May Cut Interest Rate
By Semafor Africa Photos: Flickr Creative Commons\Wikimedia Commons Kenya’s central bank will likely cut interest rates this week, bolstering an economy that some economists say may be a…