The incoming Trump administration promises a very large increase in tariffs, perhaps to levels last seen during the mid-1930s in the Depression. As national policy, this would abandon the liberalizing program developed during the New Deal and extended under presidents of both parties all the way through the Obama administration. In its place would come […]| Progressive Policy Institute
WASHINGTON — Today, Ed Gresser, Vice President and Director for Trade and Global Markets at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), issued the following statement in response to President Trump imposing a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods: “Mr. Trump’s use of a bad-faith ‘state of emergency’ to launch a bizarre […]| Progressive Policy Institute
FACT: U.S. drug overdose deaths down 21.7% from 2023 to 2024. THE NUMBERS: CDC estimates of U.S. deaths by drug overdose – 12 months ending August 2024: 89,740 12 months ending August 2023: 111,464 Full-year 2023 110,037 Full-year 2022 112,582 WHAT THEY MEAN: From the Drug Enforcement Administration last Saturday, a report from Tucson: “The United States […]| Progressive Policy Institute