Trump’s Tariffs Have Done What No US Adversary Could
Great powers often decline through self-inflicted blows. By starting a trade war he was unable to follow through on, Donald Trump may have just dealt a severe one to the United States.
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Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer and the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden.
Wrong on Principle, Wrong Politically
Liberal pundits are urging Democrats not to talk about Trump’s illegal moves to disappear people to a Salvadoran dungeon. Not only is that wrong on principle, it doesn’t make political sense.
Elon Musk Decimated the Government and Saved Almost Nothing
Elon Musk’s cuts may have “saved” the public less than half a percent of the national debt, but they are already making Americans poorer and sicker and forcing them to spend hours waiting on phone help lines.
Putting Tariffs on Your Nose to Spite Your Face
Donald Trump’s erratic tariff rollout seems likely to deepen the world’s dependence on China and scare off investment in US reindustrialization, undermining his own administration’s stated goals. There’s no art to this incoherent, self-destructive deal.
Donald Trump Is Doubling Down on All of Joe Biden’s Failures
Wars abroad, the affordability crisis, inflation, censorship of political speech — Donald Trump successfully exploited discontent with Joe Biden’s administration on all these issues and more. Trump is now making all of them far worse.
Trump Promised Free Speech and Delivered the Opposite
Donald Trump told the world that his administration would end the censoriousness of “woke” liberal culture. His time in office has seen one of the worst crackdowns on free speech in recent American history.
Wisconsin Rejected Billionaire Rule
Elon Musk resorted to promising voters $1 million checks and other unheard-of acts of brazen election buying to swing a state supreme court race. It seems to have been a bridge too far for voters.
George W. Bush Lives on in Donald Trump’s Migrant Policies
Twenty-four years ago, the “war on terror” led to a sweeping curtailment of immigrants’ rights that swept up green card holders as well as citizens. Its echoes are alive and well today in Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants.
The Real Yemen Scandal Has Zero to Do With Jeffrey Goldberg
The press is mostly framing the Yemen group chat scandal as a story of incompetence. There’s little attention being paid to the deadliness, illegality, and ineffectiveness of the strikes themselves.
That Hopey, Changey Stuff
Obama’s presidency promised a new era in America, but the failure of his landmark legislation, the Affordable Care Act, set the stage for today’s disillusionment.
The Democratic Party Is in Full Collapse Under Chuck Schumer
Without a massive change in leadership, strategy, political pitch, or all of the above, the Democratic Party under Sen. Chuck Schumer is basically dead in the water.
Trump’s Nominated Social Security Head Knows How to Cut
If you’re hoping Social Security will avoid devastating cuts with the confirmation of Donald Trump’s nominee for Social Security Administration head, Frank Bisignano, we have some bad news about his track record.
Trump’s Pro-Israel McCarthyism Is Already Boomeranging
Neocons are taking advantage of the neo-McCarthyism Donald Trump has stoked against pro-Palestinian activists on the left to go after more antiwar voices on the right in his own administration. Such witch hunts never stop at their original targets.
Democrats Must Defend Mahmoud Khalil
Individual Democrats have made strong statements against the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. The bulk of the party and its leadership has offered silence or mealymouthed equivocation.
Mahmoud Khalil Is a Victim of Trump’s Free-Speech Crackdown
The detention and possible deportation of former Columbia University student and pro-Palestine organizer Mahmoud Khalil is the most serious attack on the First Amendment by any president in years.
Donald Trump Is Launching an Assault on Social Security
Despite his previous rhetoric to the contrary, it’s clear that Donald Trump is trying to finally be the one to successfully carry out the long-standing GOP goal: destroying Social Security.
Democrats Should Constantly Talk About a Minimum Wage Hike
An obvious way to win the support of the working class is to support some actual pro-worker policies. An obvious starting point: raising the minimum wage, and well above $15 an hour.
There’s No Hope for a Party That Hates Its Own Base
Democratic Party leaders want the benefits of an engaged activist base like the one currently challenging Donald Trump without actually having to listen to or engage with it.
Meet Trump’s Favorite “Woke” Payday Lender
The Trump administration wages a ruthless war on “wokeness” when it means gutting social programs. But when it means suing a predatory firm that acts woke while ripping working-class Americans off, Trump suddenly loses interest.
This Fired Federal Worker Wants His Colleagues to Fight DOGE
Before DOGE came along, Jonathan Kamens worked on cybersecurity for the VA. Now, he says in an interview with Jacobin, he dreads an avalanche of scams against veterans — and hopes his former coworkers will push back.