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...
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...
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...
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"
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...
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...
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...
NEW: “Is Trump Using Trade Talks to Gut Europe’s Digital Rules — for Big Tech?”
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:
Listen: youtube.com/watch?v=1zPK...
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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.
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
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...
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...
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/
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...
The 2026 USMCA review process is underway. New developments and updates are on our tracker:
📌 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...
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/...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
This chart shows the results of China's mercantilist trade policy: distorted, maximilist exports levels and few imports.
x.com/Brad_Setser/...
New from TACD: Digital trade rules—such as “source code protection” provisions—may conflict with right-to-repair laws across the U.S. and EU.
Here’s what’s at stake: tacd.org/wp-content/u...
NEW ANALYSIS: The Q3 2025 data is in — so how close are we to Trump’s promise to balance trade and rebuild U.S. manufacturing?
📌 Dive into the numbers: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
Press Release: U.S. Trade Deficit Up, Manufacturing Jobs Down, Other Manufacturing Growth Measures Mixed in First Nine Months of 2025
📌 rethinktrade.org/press-releas...
In August, we published a memo reviewing trade and manufacturing trends from the first six months of Trump’s second term. An updated analysis will be posted later this week.
Read the August memo here: rethinktrade.org/trumptradema...
