Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy #1707 Tariffied: Exposing Trump's Artless Deal
Air Date 4/29/2025
The economic and political fallout of Trump’s misguided tariffs, exposing his self-proclaimed deal-making prowess as a fraud and his grasp of the relevant issues to be childlike at best.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: The Lost History of Trump's Tariff War Part 1 - Lever Time - Air Date 4-4-25
KP 2: What we can learn from a past tariff tiff - Make Me Smart - Air Date 2-11-25
KP 5: Is Trump (Already) Giving Up On Tariffs? - TLDR News - Air Date 4-25-25
KP 6: The tariffs are just stupid. - Factually! with Adam Conover - Air Date 4-18-25
(00:48:40) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On the related topics of masculinity and labor
DEEPER DIVES
(00:53:39) SECTION A: MOTIVATION
(01:17:08) SECTION B: DOMESTIC EFFECT
(01:57:28) SECTION C: INTERNATIONAL EFFECT
(02:43:36) SECTION D: HISTORY
Tariffied: Exposing Trump's Artless Deal
Description: Composite image. An illustrated outline of Trump’s bust, including hair and suit and tie, with overlapping tariff stamps where the eyes and nose should be, and a wide open mouth with a globe between his teeth.
Credit: Design by A. Hoffman | Components License: Pixabay
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