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Beware the supporter scorned: Upstate New York Trump Voters Hit Hard in President’s Proposed 2018 Budget
By Dave Lindorff
Depending on What Denominator is Used, Either 62% or 42% of the Federal Budget Goes to the Military
By Dave Lindorff
Focus: The House GOP Border Tax Plan (Part 4) - Feb 13, 2017
White House statement denying Axios report on Cohn's comments on border adjuststment tax - Axios
VIDEO: Original Axios report: Cohn says no go on House GOP border tax version - CNBC
Sean Spicer & taxes: Press secretary doesn’t understand border adjustment tax - National Review
How a U.S. "border tax" could hit your wallet (Page 1-5) - CBS News
How a border tax could hit car buyers - Car and Driver
American-made companies worried about proposed border tax - Chicago Tribune
VIDEO: Pernod Ricard CFO says he’s not in favor of border tax - Bloomberg
Border tax adjustments: an unnecessary gamble - Mercatus Center
The border adjustment tax creates more problems than it solves - Tax Justice Blog
Alchemy is difficult and dangerous: The border adjusted tax distorts terms of trade with unknown consequences in pursuit of something that looks nice only in spreadsheets - jpmorganinstitutional.com
Don't ruin a chance for tax reform with “border adjustments" - Foundation for Economic Education
How ‘border adjustment’ poisons tax reform - WSJ
Why a border tax is a tax on Middle America - Morning Consult
VIDEO: Gluskin Sheff economist gives thumbs down to border tax - Bloomberg
Paul Ryan and Donald Trump support 2 different policies they both call a “border tax” - Vox
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Focus: The House GOP Border Tax Plan (Part 3) - Feb 21, 2017
CEOs of 16 U.S. companies urge Congress to pass border tax - Reuters
Text of U.S. companies’ letter to Congress on the border tax - American Made Coalition
Graham: Ryan tax plan won’t get 10 votes in the Senate - TheHill
Koch-backed group American for Prosperity squares off against Paul Ryan on import tax - Bloomberg
Walmart warns against House GOP's proposed border tax - Business Insider
Retail has good reason to hate a border tax - Bloomberg
Border tax could wipe out retail earnings by 50% or more, analyst says - CNBC
IHA urges Congress to stop border adjustment tax - Giftware News
Bespoke Bikes threatened as border-tax plan hangs over factory - Bloomberg
Rep. Ro Khanna op-ed: Border tax is reverse redistribution - TheHill
Robert Reich op-ed: The Republican tax sham - The Huffington Post
Paul Ryan’s border adjustment tax mistake - National Review
A bad way to pay for Trump's corporate-tax cuts - Bloomberg View
Border adjustment tax just complicates tax code even more - MacIver Institute
Border tax debate pits theory against the real world - stltoday.com
EU denies plan to challenge GOP border tax - The Times
China to respond if U.S. introduces border adjustment tax: minister - Xinhua
The planned US border tax would most likely violate WTO rules - Inter Press Service
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Focus: The House GOP Border Tax Plan (Part 2) - Feb 13, 2017
A border tax could turn the Trump dream into a nightmare - Financial Times
Border tax could upend global markets, but investors shy away from any bets - WSJ
House tax chief Brady : Lawmakers coming around on border adjustability - Washington Examiner
US border tax plan could harm developing nations, destabilise world economy - The Straits Times
‘Trump’s border tax devastating for India’ - Business Line
Border tax didn't come up in Trudeau's meeting with Trump, Canada's finance minister says - CNBC
U.S. border adjusted tax could raise vehicle prices by hundreds, thousands - autonews.com
Proposed border tax would hurt low-income car buyers most, study finds - NESN.com
Automakers enlist dealers in border tax fight - autonews.com
Financial Industry worried about effects of border adjustment tax plan - Morning Consult
VIDEO: Border adjustment tax clearly bad for retail: Leonhardt - Yahoo Finance
Solomon retail chief: How a border tax will threaten retail M&A - CNBC
These 21 companies support GOP proposed border adjustment tax, over 100 companies have come out against - Fortune.com
Italian fashion industry hopes to avert additional US border tax - AP
GOP senator Perdue: Reject border tax proposal - TheHill
Letter of Senator David Perdue (R–Georgia) concerning tax reform - Forbes
VIDEO: Steve Forbes: 'Crazy' border tax punishes American consumers - CNBC
The border-adjusted tax plan is bad for America - The National Interest
Paul Ryan’s border adjustment tax vs. Donald Trump’s targeted tariffs - americanthinker.com
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Focus: Donald Trump and Trade - Feb 1, 2017
Mexico's Pena Nieto, Canada's Trudeau spoke Monday: Mexico govt - Reuters
Mexico turning its focus on trade with the rest of the world, from Latin America to Europe and Asia: Foreign Affairs Secretary - mexiconewsdaily.com
EU, Mexico pick up trade talk pace as Trump touts tariffs - TheStreet
Mexico seeks to bolster ties with China, attract investment - CCTV News
China-Mexico tie-up to invest $200 mln in Mexican auto plant - Reuters
Trump backlash turns Mexicans against NAFTA - Bloomberg
VIDEO: Why Mexicans think NAFTA should be scrapped entirely - Bloomberg
'Viva Mexico!': Trump wall awakens Mexican patriotism - Yahoo News
Gloom descends on Monterrey, Mexico’s NAFTA capital - WSJ
U.S., Mexican officials meet in Mexico, discuss security: sources - Reuters
Mexico may halt fight against drugs on US border: former foreign affairs sec - RT America
Mexico will send $50 Million to help victims of Trump's deportation agenda - Konbini
Think tank Center for American Progress: Trump's 'vilification' of Mexico will harm US - TheHill
REPORT: Preserving and Strengthening the U.S.-Mexico Relationship – Center for American Progress
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Merkel pushes back at Trump team’s accusations on German trade - Bloomberg
Merkel's spokesman says Germany says it's working at troubled Trump ties - Reuters
German foreign minister heads to Washington amid growing U.S. critiques - Yahoo Finance
German economy minister: Trump′s protectionism a threat to Germany′s economy - DW.COM
Trump protectionism will hurt Germany badly: BDI industry body - Reuters
BMW says will stick to investment plans for Mexico despite Trump threats - Reuters
EU chair Tusk labels Trump a 'threat' as Europeans debate U.S. ties - Reuters
Japan policymakers reject Trump devaluation claims - Reuters
Japan PM: Car trade imbalance not Japan’s fault - The News Wheel
Auto trade key in Abe-Trump talks - The Japan News
Japan eyes U.S. job, investment initiative ahead of Abe-Trump summit - Reuters
Report: 3.4 million jobs lost to China - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Quebec wants a seat at NAFTA negotiating table - Montreal Gazette
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Focus: The House GOP border tax plan - Jan 29, 2017
Note: The Trump's tariff on Mexican imports should not be confused with the GOP border adjustment tax. While the first aims to save American jobs, the second will hurt the consumers by considerably hiking prices on most, if not all, goods.
Koch Network ready for a fight on the House GOP border adjustment tax - National Review
Letter to the House tax-writing committee on the border adjusted tax - Americans for Prosperity
Koch political network to spend $300M to $400M over 2 years to influence public policy - Fortune.com
Corporate America split over radical Republican import tax plan - FT.com
Exporters forming coalition to support House GOP border tax - TheHill
New border tax proposed by GOP could hike prices on cars, clothes, electronics, gas and more - USA TODAY
Here's how Under Armour can be impacted by the proposed ‘border adjustment tax' - forbes.com
Border tax ideas roil oil markets, favor Gulf Coast refiners - Reuters
Chevron's CEO, echoing Trump, calls GOP border tax 'complicated' - NBC
Steve Forbes hits GOP border tax in WSJ ad - newsmax.com
Steve Forbes' letter to Congressional Republicans on the border adjustment tax - TPA
Steve Forbes' letter to President Trump: Don't let Congressional Republicans wreck your tax plan - forbes.com
U.S. House tax chief: lower tax rates vulnerable without border adjustment - Business Insider
An analysis of the House GOP tax plan - Tax Policy Center
Opinion: Let's bury the idea of a border adjustment tax - IBD
Opinion: Trump right to question GOP tax plan - TheHill
GOP border adjusted taxes and Trump's ‘big border tax' are not the same: Here are four reasons why - forbes.com
Text of the House GOP tax plan: Better way forward on tax reform - House Ways and Means Committee
President Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative - whitehouse.gov
Dana exec tapped for President’s jobs council - The Blade
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Focus: NAFTA - Jan 24, 2017
Pressured by Trump, Mexico ready to discuss NAFTA rules of origins in U.S. talks - Reuters
VIDEO (Spanish): Las 10 claves de Peña Nieto para negociar con Trump - Univision
RADIO (Spanish): Todo listo para reunión con el equipo de Donald Trump: Guajardo interview - YouTube
Mexico’s potential weapons if Trump declares war on NAFTA - The New York Times
Trudeau braces for Trump NAFTA gambit with oil-patch huddle - Bloomberg
Trump aide reassures Canada on trade talks, isolating Mexico - Bloomberg
Canada not the focus of Trump's NAFTA talk, Canada ambassador says - CBC News
Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: you might be on your own - Reuters
NAFTA: GOP leaders fire warning shot to Trump - CNNPolitics.com
President Trump can levy tariffs without Congress - CNN
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Trump meets labor unions leaders: 'We're going to stop the ridiculous trade deals' - LifeZette
AFL-CIO praises President Trump’s move to withdraw from TPP, renegotiate NAFTA - Breibart
With new NAFTA terms, Trump wants ‘yuge' min.-wage hike in Mexico - IBD
REPORT: NAFTA and the Gender Wage Gap - University of Michigan
How a Trump tariff could sideswipe US auto industry - AP
Reopening NAFTA could revive debate over what makes a car 'American' - Fox Business
Latest data on automobile manufacturing and trade with Mexico - FXS
Trump move on TPP and NAFTA dismays agricultural groups - agrinews-pubs.com
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Focus: Donald Trump and Trade - Jan 21, 2017
Trump trade strategy starts with quitting Asia pact TPP, renegotiating NAFTA: White House - Reuters
White House website: Trade deals working for all Americans - whitehouse.gov
How Trump's trade advisers are planning to shake up China - forbes.com
Trump team: We don't want a trade war with China, just better deals - cnbc.com
Trump team backs call for crackdown on China over semiconductors - ft.com
China says can resolve trade disputes with new U.S. government - Reuters
U.S.-trained official may shape China’s response to Trump on trade - The New York Times
Asian media decry isolationist Trump, fear economic, diplomatic turmoil - Reuters
North Asia will be hit the hardest from Trump’s trade barriers: Goldman Sachs - cnbc.com
What's at stake for U.S. in a trade war with China - CNN
Apple, GM, Boeing are China's top hostages in a Trump trade war - IBD
Chinese paper says Boeing, US agriculture at risk in Trump trade war - VOA
Trump to receive Mexican president on January 31: White House - AFP
Mexico announces high-level meetings with Trump team - TheHill
Mexico says it is willing to negotiate with Trump, including border wall - BNN
How Trump could change U.S. auto manufacturing, by renegotiating or quitting NAFTA - CBS News
America's original NAFTA negotiator says Trump can improve deal - Chicago Tribune
Merkel vows compromise with U.S. on trade, military spending - Reuters
U.S. under Trump must abide by trade deals: German Finance Minister - Reuters
Boris Johnson warns Donald Trump deal must 'work for UK' - Daily Mail Online
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Davos’ elite fear Trump presidency might usher in end of globalization and free trade - AP
Chinese leader warns against trade wars in dig at Trump at Davos - France 24
'Don't damage trade', emerging market leaders tell Trump from Davos - Reuters
Trump fear and loathing in Davos – POLITICO
Davos elites see an ‘abyss’: The populist surge upending the status quo - The New York Times
Davos elite seeks fixes to defend the system from populists - Bloomberg
Davos elite fret about inequality over vintage wine and canapés - The New York Times
Editorial: An odd moment for Davos - The New York Times
Davos man has no clothes - Foreign Policy
George Soros calls Donald Trump a 'would-be dictator' who 'is going to fail' - cnbc.com
VIDEO: Davos interview with Lawrence Summers on the risks of Trump - Bloomberg
Davos elites are increasingly stressed about robots taking your job - Fortune.com
Society is 'on a collision course' with driverless cars, Davos leaders warned - Daily Mail Online
The Global Risks Report 2017 - World Economic Forum, Davos
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Opening salvo: Get Ready for an All-Out Assault on Social Security by Washington in 2017
By Dave Lindorff
The Scandal of Vast Inequality in Retirement Pay
Cato the Elder, a Roman senator and historian, once remarked: “Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.” For centuries, retirees have been aware of this unfortunate fact, which led them to demand and, in many cases, secure old age pensions to help provide financial security during their “golden years.” But as indicated in a recently-released report by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the financial security of retiring corporate CEOs is far, far greater than the financial security of average Americans.
Focus: Trump's Carrier Deal - Dec 2, 2016
VIDEO: Donald Trump Carrier plant full speech in Indiana - YouTube
TRANSCRIPT: Donald Trump’s remarks at Carrier plant in Indiana - TIME
Ford open to making deals with Trump on keeping jobs, CEO Says - Bloomberg
Ford to be first automaker to import cars made in India to US - Sputnik
How much would the iPhone cost if manufactured in the U.S.? - valuewalk.com
Trump strikes deal with Carrier, Ford, what about Oreo? - Fox Business
Trump's Commerce pick: NAFTA likely starting point on Day 1 - CNN
‘Modernize’ NAFTA, Mexico’s new ambassador to US says in Tucson - Tucson Business News
As Trump prepares for office, concerns about Chinese trade intensify - The Washington Post
Bloomberg editorial: Trump’s Carrier victory is the economy's loss - Bloomberg View
Americans, not Mexicans, should worry about Trump, billionaire Slim says - Bloomberg
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Too busy getting rich to commit war crimes?: Is Trump’s Idea To Fix the ‘Rigged System’ by Appointing Crooks Who’ve Played It?
By Dave Lindorff
Donald Trump’s cabinet choices are suggesting a governing philosophy along the lines of a corrupt municipal police force relying on gangsters to help it keep street crime held in check.
Talk Nation Radio: George Lakey on Viking Economics
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George Lakey recently retired from Swarthmore College where he was Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues in Social Change and managed the Global Nonviolent Action Database research project. His first arrest was for a civil rights sit-in. He has served as an unarmed bodyguard for human rights defenders in Sri Lanka. Lakey has led over 1500 social change workshops on five continents, and founded and for fifteen years directed Training for Change. In 2010 he was named “Peace Educator of the Year” and published his authoritative text on adult education, Facilitating Group Learning. We discuss his ninth book, Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got it Right -- and How We Can Too.
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Lobbyist for Dakota Access Formerly Led Army's "Restore Iraqi Oil" Program
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Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Robert Crear, one of the lobbyists working for Dakota Access pipeline co-owners Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics, formerly served as a chief of staff and commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This Natural Disaster Assistance Law Is Why Other States Are Policing Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Almost exactly 20 years ago, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill creating an interstate agreement for emergency management. That inconspicuous law has opened the door for the current flood of out-of-state law enforcement agents present at the continuing protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota.
Security Firm Running Dakota Pipeline Intelligence Tied to U.S. Military Work in Iraq, Afghanistan
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
TigerSwan is one of several security firms under investigation for its work guarding the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota while potentially without a permit. Besides this recent work on the Standing Rock Sioux protests in North Dakota, this company has offices in Iraq and Afghanistan and is run by a special forces Army veteran.
Sex, lies, videotape...and hacked emails: Debate #2 Lost by Hillary Clinton on Points
By Dave Lindorff
We got 8 years of change, but not much hope: President Barack Obama’s Crappy Legacy
By Dave Lindorff
Barack Obama came into the White House on a wave of passionate new voters, many of them black or young and white, becoming the nation's first black president and promising a new era of "hope and change."
Before Presidential Debate, Obama Admin Weakened Endangered Species Act Under Oil Industry Pressure
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Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
As eyes turned to the most viewed presidential debate in U.S. history, the Obama administration meanwhile quietly auctioned off thousands of acres of land for oil and gas drilling in national forests, opened up 119 million acres for offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico, and delivered a blow to the Endangered Species Act.
Wells Fargo’s Stumpf leads the way: We Should All Start ‘Taking Responsibility’ for Our Transgressions
By Dave Lindorff
Hey Americans! Let's all start taking responsibility for what we do wrong. Let's all start being accountable for our actions or our lack of action.
John Stumpf, the CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, one of the nation's biggest "too-big-to-fail" banks, is showing us the way in to this bright new stand-up world.
As Dakota Access Protests Escalated, Obama Admin OK’d Same Company for Two Pipelines to Mexico
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
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On September 9, the Obama administration revoked authorization for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) on federally controlled lands and asked the pipeline's owners, led by Energy Transfer Partners, to voluntarily halt construction on adjacent areas at the center of protests by Native Americans and supporters.
Security Firm Guarding Dakota Access Pipeline Also Used Psychological Warfare Tactics for BP
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
G4S, a company hiring security staff to guard the hotly contested Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), also works to guard oil and gas industry assets in war-torn Iraq, and has come under fire by the United Nations for human rights abuses allegedly committed while overseeing a BP pipeline in Colombia and elsewhere while on other assignments.
Documents: How Big Oil Pushed to Make Dakota Access-Style Permitting a New Normal
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
In the two months leading up to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to issue to the Dakota Access pipeline project an allotment of Nationwide 12 permits (NWP) — a de facto fast-track federal authorization of the project — an army of oil industry players submitted comments to the Corps to ensure that fast-track authority remains in place going forward.
This fast-track permitting process is used to bypass more rigorous environmental and public review for major pipeline infrastructure projects by treating them as smaller projects.
Company Led by Donald Trump's Energy Aide Says Its Oil Will Flow Through Dakota Access Pipeline
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
Obama Admin Moves Oil, Gas Lease Bids Online To Quell Protests
Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog
On August 30, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it would utilize Congress' blessing, given to it in the form of passed legislation, to proceed with online bidding for oil and gas located on U.S. public lands.
