Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s Greenland obsession would raise prices for Americans, while Europe has a far more effective response by suspending U.S. patent and copyright protections.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s Greenland fixation would hit Americans with a massive tariff tax while serving no real security or economic purpose.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Import price data confirm that Trump’s tariffs are largely a tax on Americans, not foreign countries.
Article • Expose the Heist: Power and Policy in Unprecedented Times
Donald Trump wants another massive increase in military spending, this time paid for with tariff revenue. In other words, a multi-trillion dollar tax hike.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s $600 billion military plan would be financed by higher tariffs that raise prices for US consumers.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s claims of historic economic success collapse under data showing rising costs, declining manufacturing, and no evidence of his imagined investment boom.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s tariff agenda has boosted prices, weakened manufacturing, and hurt small firms while rewarding large connected companies.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Donald Trump’s proposal to replace income tax revenue with tariffs ignores simple math, creating an enormous deficit that would threaten severe economic and financial consequences.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Trump’s renewed tariff push highlights deep misconceptions about how tariffs work and shows that Americans — not foreign countries — bear the real cost of his trade policies.
Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
What should Zohran Mamdani do as the next mayor of New York? A look back at some recommendations from his June, after he won the Democratic primary.
