Tariffs: Humanitarian, Geopolitical Disaster

Protectionism Will Not Protect Against Pandemics | by Winnie Byanyima & Michael Marmot - Project Syndicate

The global health system has substantially reduced infectious disease rates and health inequalities, creating a safer and more secure world. But imposing tariffs, closing borders, cutting foreign aid, and disengaging from multilateral cooperation will reverse this progress and create the conditions for pathogens to thrive.

Tariffs: Humanitarian, Geopolitical Disaster

Iain Murray, Am Inst for Economic Research Trump's tariffs killed the US's soft power, leaving a geopolitical vacuum into which US rivals like China will expand.

"History has taught us that protectionism and tariffs are not only not the solution, but can be counterproductive to society as a whole."

Trump, Protectionism, and Imperial Conflict in Global Capitalism – Spectre Journal

Ashley Smith talks to Michael Roberts about the strategy of Trump's tariffs, their likely outcomes, and what international labor must do to respond to them.