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  • Who’s Afraid of Trump’s Tariffs?

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    C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh (posted on IDEAS blog, 1 April 2025) observe that the weaponization of tariffs by US President Donald Trump has generated fear and loathing across the world. These threats are not only purely performative; nor are they just transactional in nature. The logic of these tariff threats in most cases…

  • Operation ‘save capitalism’ in America

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    By C.P. Chandrasekhar in Frontline 7 March 2025 Make no mistake: Trump and his team do not wish to destroy the US state; they aim to capture it and make it even more an instrument to serve the rich. If the first month of Donald Trump’s second term as US President is any indication, global…