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On the Money: Like Canada, the U.S. Should Allow Some Chinese EV Imports For the U.S. auto industry to remain competitive, it has no choice but go electric. Chinese imports would force it to act.

New from Money Trail: Economists Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein argue that importing some Chinese electric cars would help U.S. automakers. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes Trump's vote takeover / MN prosecutors want out / Blanche's crypto conflict / Ken Cen collapse / Layoffs soar / Retribution unbound / Hammering Harvard / Wind win

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

New from Money Trail: California tech bros bellyaching about paying a proposed wealth tax owe their success to taxpayer-funded research. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/proposed-c...

On the Money: Thumbs Up on California’s Proposed Billionaire Tax Go ahead and tax the uber wealthy, but no one should be allowed to amass that much money in the first place

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker on California taxing billionaires. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes Bogus Georgia raid / Smelly oil deal / Trump's shocking state / Nursing home payoff / Twin crypto cronies / More Trump revenge / Latest ballroom rant / Vaccine vacuum

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

Trump Throws Red Meat to His Base (and Everyone Else) His HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new dietary guidelines promoting saturated fats is a recipe for disaster

New from Money Trail: RFK Jr.’s new dietary guidelines will make Americans fatter and sicker. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trump-thro...

On the Money: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is a Hero It’s gratifying to hear a politician tell the truth, especially to Donald Trump’s face

New from Money Trail: Canadian PM Carney spoke truth to power at the World Economic Forum meeting last week. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes Trump Show in Davos / Oligarchs target Greenland / Trumps cash in / Not so "Golden Age" / Trump boy's board bonanza / GOP health plan / "Melania" doc already a flop?

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

All the President’s Pardons Trump rewards criminals at the expense of their victims—and U.S. taxpayers

New from Money Trail: Crime pays. Anyone with political or financial connections to Trump who commits fraud can expect to receive a “get out of jail free” card. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/all-the-pr...

On the Money: Trump Takes Responsibility for Post-Pandemic, Biden-era Inflation That's the only conclusion to make after he blamed Biden for today’s high prices

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker documents how Trump wrecked the economy he inherited from Biden. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes A tale of two crackdowns / Widening sanctuary war /OD smokescreen / Buying off Greenlanders / Spiking food prices / The cost of "war" / Trump phones still on hold

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

Trump’s Withdrawal from Global Institutions Will Set Us Back Decades Pulling out of dozens of organizations signals a further retreat from global cooperation and will undermine international scientific understanding

New from Money Trail: Veteran U.N.-watcher John Heilprin says Trump’s withdrawal from global climate institutions will ultimately harm us. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trumps-wit...

On the Money: A Half Dozen Observations on the December Jobs Report Bad news comes in threes, but so does good news

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker dissects the December jobs report. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes Jan 6th rewrite / West's new bully / Cashing in in Venezuela / Trump fan scores big / Mystery bet / GOP Supremes favor rich / Interior conflict / No honor among MAGA

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Donald Trump, Rough Rider After embracing William McKinley’s destructive tariff regime, Trump is now channeling Theodore Roosevelt’s disastrous imperialist policy

New from Money Trail: Trump thinks he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Then why did he start a war with Venezuela? themoneytrail.substack.com/p/donald-tru...

On the Money: Fraud, Drugs, Climate and Democracy in 2026 Trump lies about Somali fraud and drug prices, but there’s hope for addressing climate change and protecting democracy

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker’s roundup of some top issues heading Into 2026, including the fate of MN Gov. Tim Walz. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Good Riddance to 2025. What's Next? Thanks to our supporters, Money Trail will continue in 2026 to report—and resist

Happy New Year from Money Trail. We’re cautiously optimistic. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/good-ridda...

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On the Money: Trump Blows Down Wind We all will pay more for electricity if he kills offshore wind farms

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker says sabotaging wind threatens public health and the environment and raises energy costs for everyone. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes: The Trump Family’s Very Merry Griftmas Our first annual review of the year's best highlights and lowlights

Check out Money Trail’s first annual wrap-up of the highlights and lowlights of the year. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

Trump’s Dreaming of a White Christmas He doesn't want black or brown immigrants from "shithole" countries, but the white Scandinavians he prefers have little reason to move here

New from Money Trail: Trump’s racism is showing. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trumps-dre...

On the Money: Will SCOTUS Enable Trump to Destroy News Outlets that Criticize Him? Its ruling in Trump v. Slaughter could increase presidential control over the FCC and two dozen other independent agencies

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker warns that the Supreme Court may give Trump the power to fire independent agency commissioners who don’t obey his orders. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trail Notes Not Rubio's type / Bailing out farmers / More Trumparian media clout? / The business of America is business / Trump family connections pay off / Trump's mortgage scam

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

On the Money: The Right Way to Root Out Waste and Fraud The GAO knows how to do it. Elon Musk and DOGE? Not so much.

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker grades Elon Musk and DOGE’s efforts to weed out waste and fraud. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Ninety Former Lawmakers Call on House to Ban Congressional Stock Trading Federal lawmakers are privy to private information when making investments

New from Money Trail: Former members of Congress say no to insider trading on Capitol Hill. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/ninety-for...

Trail Notes Trump's narco pardon / Next up, Venezuela / Bigger ballroom pushback / Reps bail / Costco sues over tariffs / Trump phone out of order / Redacting Epstein 24/7

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...

McDonald’s CEO Recognizes Inequality but Fails to Grasp He’s Part of the Problem Chris Kempczinski made $18 million last year. The average McDonald’s Crew member made less than $14 an hour.

New from Money Trail: McDonald’s CEO made headlines this fall when he acknowledged we have a two-tier economy. Guess why. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/mcdonalds-...

On the Money: Making Sense of the Latest Jobs Numbers The September report shows a weakening labor market

New from Money Trail: Economist Dean Baker says no matter how the Trump administration spins it, the latest jobs report was not good news. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-mon...

Trump’s War on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving depends on pollinators. Trump is trying to kill them.

New from Money Trail: Trump is the Grinch who stole Thanksgiving. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trumps-war...

Trail Notes Trump's Saudipalooza / Trump family Saudi deals / Trump hissy fit / NIH trial cuts / Swiss gold gifts / Blaming immigrants for beef prices / Mike Flynn's $50m settlement

Check out Randy Rieland’s wrap-up of last week’s highlights and lowlights on Money Trail: themoneytrail.substack.com/p/trail-note...