Air Date: 4-29-2025

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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 3: Who Got Rich? The Trump Tariffs, Explained by MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle - PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT- Air Date 4-11-25

KP 4: From “Liberation Day” to Chaos: Trump Pauses Most Tariffs While Escalating Trade War with China - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-10-25

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

A1: The Tariff Week From Hell. Plus, the Bluesky CEO Reimagines Social Media. - On the Media - Air Date 4-11-25

A2: The Lost History of Trump's Tariff War Part 2 - Lever Time - Air Date 4-4-25

A3: Tariffs, the Working Class, and Resistance - Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff - Air Date 4-15-25

(01:17:08) SECTION B: DOMESTIC EFFECT

B1: The U.S. Dollar and 10 Year Treasury: Why Economists Are Freaking the F*ck Out. - Unf*cking The Republic - Air Date 4-7-25

B2: Trump is "punching America in the face" as the "biggest loser" in trade war - Times Radio - Air Date - 4-24-25

B3: “American Empire Is in Decline”: Economist Richard Wolff on Trump’s Trade War & Tariffs - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-3-25

B4: Trump Declares Economic War on China Part 2 - Drop Site News - Air Date 4-11-25

(01:57:28) SECTION C: INTERNATIONAL EFFECT

C1: The Fate of China's Global Supply Chains in the New Tariff Era Part 1 - The China in Africa Podcast - Air Date 4-8-25

C2: “Ultimate Grifter”: Bob Kuttner on How Trump Could Drop His Tariffs & Take Credit for Saving Economy - Democracy Now! - Air Date 4-24-25

C3: Has Trump backed down from his Mexico tariffs plan because of Claudia Sheinbaum? - DW News - Air Date 3-10-25

C4: How the U.S. bond market made Trump blink | About That - CBC News - Air Date 4-24-25

C5: Trump Declares Economic War on China Part 1 - Drop Site News - Air Date 4-11-25

C6: The Fate of China's Global Supply Chains in the New Tariff Era Part 2 - The China in Africa Podcast - Air Date 4-8-25

(02:43:36) SECTION D: HISTORY

D1: Trump Tariffs Are Attacking the U.S. Trade Deficit—Does It Need Fixing? | WSJ - The Wall Street Journal - Air Date 4-2-25

D2: Ep. 146 - Trump's Idiotic Tariff War - Think Progressively - Air Date 4-15-25

D3: The last time the U.S. tariffed the world - Front Burner - Air Date 4-210-25

D4: Trump's tariffs explained: How to understand his looming trade wars - The Bunker - Air Date 1-27-25

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.

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