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Rethink Trade fights for good jobs, a healthy environment, robust and fair markets where small businesses can thrive and safe and affordable medicine, food and goods.
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Hi all!
We see a lot of new folks!
We're a part of @econliberties.bsky.social, and we're working to unrig trade environments to suit the public interest... amongst other things!
You can learn more about us at rethinktrade.org.
We see a lot of new folks!
We're a part of @econliberties.bsky.social, and we're working to unrig trade environments to suit the public interest... amongst other things!
You can learn more about us at rethinktrade.org.
OUT NOW: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 Read our latest memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 Read our latest memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
Did Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Work? | Rethink Trade
An overview of how Trump’s manufacturing and trade promises from his 2024 campaign as compared with current data.
rethinktrade.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
OUT NOW: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 Read our latest memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 Read our latest memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
Before you close out the year, read Lori Wallach's latest:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
📌 economicpopulist.substack.com/p/big-tech-z...
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
📌 economicpopulist.substack.com/p/big-tech-z...
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
By Lori Wallach, Director, Rethink Trade
economicpopulist.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Before you close out the year, read Lori Wallach's latest:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
📌 economicpopulist.substack.com/p/big-tech-z...
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
📌 economicpopulist.substack.com/p/big-tech-z...
ICYMI: Lori Wallach's latest piece for the Economic Populist:
"Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws"
"Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws"
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
By Lori Wallach, Director, Rethink Trade
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: Lori Wallach's latest piece for the Economic Populist:
"Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws"
"Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws"
The U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is in the news, and you can visit our dedicated page tracking timelines and filings, along with other key information:
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Tracking the 2026 USMCA Review
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…
rethinktrade.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is in the news, and you can visit our dedicated page tracking timelines and filings, along with other key information:
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
NEW RETHINK TRADE MEMO: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
Did Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Work? | Rethink Trade
An overview of how Trump’s manufacturing and trade promises from his 2024 campaign as compared with current data.
rethinktrade.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NEW RETHINK TRADE MEMO: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
The 2026 USMCA review process is officially underway. We’re tracking the developments as they unfold.
Explore the latest updates and Rethink Trade’s related documents on our USMCA Review Tracker: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Explore the latest updates and Rethink Trade’s related documents on our USMCA Review Tracker: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Tracking the 2026 USMCA Review
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…
rethinktrade.org
December 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The 2026 USMCA review process is officially underway. We’re tracking the developments as they unfold.
Explore the latest updates and Rethink Trade’s related documents on our USMCA Review Tracker: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Explore the latest updates and Rethink Trade’s related documents on our USMCA Review Tracker: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
NEW: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Listen to our latest podcast episode: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho?...
Listen to our latest podcast episode: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho?...
Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori speaks with Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue that resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration's…
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEW: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Listen to our latest podcast episode: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho?...
Listen to our latest podcast episode: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho?...
NEW from Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
Read now:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
Read now:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
By Lori Wallach, Director, Rethink Trade
economicpopulist.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW from Rethink Trade Director Lori Wallach:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
Read now:
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
Read now:
NEW: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Earlier this year, Lori spoke with Dr. Kristina Irion and Daniel Rangel about an issue that has since resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration’s push with Big Tech to use trade rules to limit digital governance.
Earlier this year, Lori spoke with Dr. Kristina Irion and Daniel Rangel about an issue that has since resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration’s push with Big Tech to use trade rules to limit digital governance.
Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori speaks with Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue that resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration's…
youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Earlier this year, Lori spoke with Dr. Kristina Irion and Daniel Rangel about an issue that has since resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration’s push with Big Tech to use trade rules to limit digital governance.
Earlier this year, Lori spoke with Dr. Kristina Irion and Daniel Rangel about an issue that has since resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration’s push with Big Tech to use trade rules to limit digital governance.
OUT NOW: Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
by Rethink Trade Director @wallachlori.bsky.social
by Rethink Trade Director @wallachlori.bsky.social
Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
By Lori Wallach, Director, Rethink Trade
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
OUT NOW: Big Tech Zeal to Weaponize Trade Pacts to Fight Competition Policy Exposed in Absurd House Hearing Targeting South Korean Digital Anti-Monopoly Laws
by Rethink Trade Director @wallachlori.bsky.social
by Rethink Trade Director @wallachlori.bsky.social
The EU’s latest Digital Services Act enforcement actions illustrate why digital oversight matters.
In our latest Rethinking Trade episode, Lori and our guests analyze how trade rules have been used to push back on digital governance.
📌 Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
In our latest Rethinking Trade episode, Lori and our guests analyze how trade rules have been used to push back on digital governance.
📌 Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori speaks with Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue that resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration's…
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The EU’s latest Digital Services Act enforcement actions illustrate why digital oversight matters.
In our latest Rethinking Trade episode, Lori and our guests analyze how trade rules have been used to push back on digital governance.
📌 Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
In our latest Rethinking Trade episode, Lori and our guests analyze how trade rules have been used to push back on digital governance.
📌 Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
New from TACD: Digital trade rules — including “source code protection” provisions — could affect how right-to-repair laws operate in the U.S. and EU.
Read the report: tacd.org/wp-content/u...
Read the report: tacd.org/wp-content/u...
tacd.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New from TACD: Digital trade rules — including “source code protection” provisions — could affect how right-to-repair laws operate in the U.S. and EU.
Read the report: tacd.org/wp-content/u...
Read the report: tacd.org/wp-content/u...
As the year ends, revisit our analysis of the U.S. food trade deficit. In 2024, the deficit reached $58.7 billion, with 93% of the decline driven by rising imports. The findings underscore a key point: trade deals alone won’t fix the gap.
📌 rethinktrade.org/food-deficit/
📌 rethinktrade.org/food-deficit/
U.S. Food Trade Deficit Surges Amid Rising Import Reliance
America’s reliance on imported food has surged, pushing the U.S. food trade deficit to .7 billion by 2024.
rethinktrade.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As the year ends, revisit our analysis of the U.S. food trade deficit. In 2024, the deficit reached $58.7 billion, with 93% of the decline driven by rising imports. The findings underscore a key point: trade deals alone won’t fix the gap.
📌 rethinktrade.org/food-deficit/
📌 rethinktrade.org/food-deficit/
READ NOW: U.S. Trade Deficit Up, Manufacturing Jobs Down by 49,000, Other Manufacturing Growth Measures Mixed in First Nine Months of 2025
📌 rethinktrade.org/press-releas...
📌 rethinktrade.org/press-releas...
U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Drop, Trade Gap Grows in Q3 of 2025
Rethink Trade reports U.S. manufacturing job losses and a rising trade deficit through the first nine months of 2025.
rethinktrade.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
READ NOW: U.S. Trade Deficit Up, Manufacturing Jobs Down by 49,000, Other Manufacturing Growth Measures Mixed in First Nine Months of 2025
📌 rethinktrade.org/press-releas...
📌 rethinktrade.org/press-releas...
The 2026 USMCA review process is underway. New developments and updates are on our tracker:
📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Tracking the 2026 USMCA Review
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…
rethinktrade.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The 2026 USMCA review process is underway. New developments and updates are on our tracker:
📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
NEW EPISODE: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori speaks with Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue that resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration's…
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW EPISODE: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
OUT NOW: Contrary to Trump’s promises, manufacturing jobs are down and the U.S. trade deficit is up, according to new nine-month data.
📌 Read the full analysis from the Economic Populist: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/181467471/...
📌 Read the full analysis from the Economic Populist: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/181467471/...
Weekly Rewind: 12/12/25
Netflix or Paramount? Both Are Bad News for Hollywood and Democracy, and more.
economicpopulist.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
OUT NOW: Contrary to Trump’s promises, manufacturing jobs are down and the U.S. trade deficit is up, according to new nine-month data.
📌 Read the full analysis from the Economic Populist: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/181467471/...
📌 Read the full analysis from the Economic Populist: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/181467471/...
OUT NOW: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 Read the full memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 Read the full memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
Did Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Work? | Rethink Trade
An overview of how Trump’s manufacturing and trade promises from his 2024 campaign as compared with current data.
rethinktrade.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OUT NOW: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 Read the full memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 Read the full memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
New from Rethink Trade: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 Read the memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 Read the memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
Did Trump’s Manufacturing Promises Work? | Rethink Trade
An overview of how Trump’s manufacturing and trade promises from his 2024 campaign as compared with current data.
rethinktrade.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New from Rethink Trade: Donald Trump Promised to Balance U.S. Trade to Rebuild American Manufacturing: How’s It Going Through Q3 2025?
📌 Read the memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
📌 Read the memo: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
NEW RETHINKING TRADE EPISODE: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori speaks with Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue that resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration's…
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW RETHINKING TRADE EPISODE: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
The mandatory six-year USMCA review process is now underway.
Follow key updates, milestones, and Rethink Trade’s latest analysis on our dedicated tracker page:
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Follow key updates, milestones, and Rethink Trade’s latest analysis on our dedicated tracker page:
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Tracking the 2026 USMCA Review
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…
rethinktrade.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The mandatory six-year USMCA review process is now underway.
Follow key updates, milestones, and Rethink Trade’s latest analysis on our dedicated tracker page:
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Follow key updates, milestones, and Rethink Trade’s latest analysis on our dedicated tracker page:
rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
The Spanish edition of our report, Closing the Gap: Evaluating Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Outcomes and Charting a Path Through the 2026 USMCA Review, is now available.
📌 Read it here: t.co/kwAUSaQ4zH
📌 Read it here: t.co/kwAUSaQ4zH
Evaluating USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Ahead of the 2026 Review
Our latest report analyzes the first five years of the USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), highlighting gains for workers, persistent wage suppression in Mexico, and needed reforms to strengthen...
t.co
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Spanish edition of our report, Closing the Gap: Evaluating Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Outcomes and Charting a Path Through the 2026 USMCA Review, is now available.
📌 Read it here: t.co/kwAUSaQ4zH
📌 Read it here: t.co/kwAUSaQ4zH
NEW EPISODE: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?”
This conversation examines how U.S.–EU trade discussions intersect with digital governance debates. Listen here: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho
This conversation examines how U.S.–EU trade discussions intersect with digital governance debates. Listen here: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho
Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?
In this episode of Rethinking Trade, Lori speaks with Dr. Kristina Irion and Rethink Trade research director Daniel Rangel about a key issue that resurfaced in Brussels: the Trump administration's…
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
NEW EPISODE: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules for Big Tech?”
This conversation examines how U.S.–EU trade discussions intersect with digital governance debates. Listen here: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho
This conversation examines how U.S.–EU trade discussions intersect with digital governance debates. Listen here: youtu.be/1zPKcUfS2ho
Ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs authority, explore Rethink Trade’s SCOTUS resource hub, featuring Lori Wallach’s memo and key analyses.
📌 rethinktrade.org/supreme-cour...
📌 rethinktrade.org/supreme-cour...
Supreme Court Reviews Trump’s Tariffs: Resources
Explore key resources on the Supreme Court’s review of President Trump’s tariffs authority under IEEPA, including analysis and media.
rethinktrade.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Trump administration’s IEEPA tariffs authority, explore Rethink Trade’s SCOTUS resource hub, featuring Lori Wallach’s memo and key analyses.
📌 rethinktrade.org/supreme-cour...
📌 rethinktrade.org/supreme-cour...
Reposted by Rethink Trade
This chart shows the results of China's mercantilist trade policy: distorted, maximilist exports levels and few imports.
x.com/Brad_Setser/...
x.com/Brad_Setser/...
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This chart shows the results of China's mercantilist trade policy: distorted, maximilist exports levels and few imports.
x.com/Brad_Setser/...
x.com/Brad_Setser/...