Rethink Trade
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Rethink Trade is for good jobs & fair markets, strong consumer & environmental protection & real democracy: That requires replacing corporate-rigged trade policy!
The USMCA’s mandatory six-year review is underway.
Rethink Trade submitted formal comments urging USTR to use this review to improve key provisions shaping tech regulation, the U.S. trade balance, and outcomes for North American workers.
Read our full filing: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Rethink Trade submitted formal comments urging USTR to use this review to improve key provisions shaping tech regulation, the U.S. trade balance, and outcomes for North American workers.
Read our full filing: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The USMCA’s mandatory six-year review is underway.
Rethink Trade submitted formal comments urging USTR to use this review to improve key provisions shaping tech regulation, the U.S. trade balance, and outcomes for North American workers.
Read our full filing: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Rethink Trade submitted formal comments urging USTR to use this review to improve key provisions shaping tech regulation, the U.S. trade balance, and outcomes for North American workers.
Read our full filing: rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...
Oral arguments may be finished, but Lori Wallach’s guest appearance on Organized Money from 11.5.25 is available to watch.
In the episode, she discusses the SCOTUS case involving presidential tariff powers under IEEPA and provides key background ahead of the Court’s decision.
In the episode, she discusses the SCOTUS case involving presidential tariff powers under IEEPA and provides key background ahead of the Court’s decision.
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Oral arguments may be finished, but Lori Wallach’s guest appearance on Organized Money from 11.5.25 is available to watch.
In the episode, she discusses the SCOTUS case involving presidential tariff powers under IEEPA and provides key background ahead of the Court’s decision.
In the episode, she discusses the SCOTUS case involving presidential tariff powers under IEEPA and provides key background ahead of the Court’s decision.
TODAY! Catch Rethink Trade's @wallachlori.bsky.social on Tavis Smiley's radio show between 10:00-10:30am PST via KBLA1580 as she talks tariffs and current trade issues: kbla1580.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
TODAY! Catch Rethink Trade's @wallachlori.bsky.social on Tavis Smiley's radio show between 10:00-10:30am PST via KBLA1580 as she talks tariffs and current trade issues: kbla1580.com
The Wall Street Journal reports China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking export approvals for other firms.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Wall Street Journal reports China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. by designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking export approvals for other firms.
Out last night: China suspends some critical mineral export curbs to the U.S. as trade truce takes hold — CNBC
📌 www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/c...
📌 www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Out last night: China suspends some critical mineral export curbs to the U.S. as trade truce takes hold — CNBC
📌 www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/c...
📌 www.cnbc.com/2025/11/10/c...
105 House Democrats led by @delauro.house.gov submitted a letter urging fixes to North American trade deal for U.S. workers and economy
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
105 House Democrats led by @delauro.house.gov submitted a letter urging fixes to North American trade deal for U.S. workers and economy
ICYMI: oral arguments have wrapped for the day, and yes - you should follow @wallachlori.bsky.social and read her recap.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
ICYMI: oral arguments have wrapped for the day, and yes - you should follow @wallachlori.bsky.social and read her recap.
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If you haven't already, read Rethink Trade's Katie Hettinga's write-up on Trump's new trade "deals". economicpopulist.substack.com/i/177689800/...
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you haven't already, read Rethink Trade's Katie Hettinga's write-up on Trump's new trade "deals". economicpopulist.substack.com/i/177689800/...
Trump just announced three new trade “deals” with China, Malaysia, and Cambodia — and they all follow the same pattern: tariff cuts and corporate concessions, with no plan to rebuild U.S. manufacturing or raise wages.
Katie Hettinga explains: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/177689800/...
Katie Hettinga explains: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/177689800/...
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump just announced three new trade “deals” with China, Malaysia, and Cambodia — and they all follow the same pattern: tariff cuts and corporate concessions, with no plan to rebuild U.S. manufacturing or raise wages.
Katie Hettinga explains: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/177689800/...
Katie Hettinga explains: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/177689800/...
Last week, former NSC China Director Rush Doshi walked us through how China's announcement of rare-earth export controls in early October was an escalating form of geopolitical leverage.
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Last week, former NSC China Director Rush Doshi walked us through how China's announcement of rare-earth export controls in early October was an escalating form of geopolitical leverage.
ICYMI: Lori Wallach joined Bloomberg to break down what’s at stake in next week's SCOTUS oral arguments about Trump's tariff authorities.
Read Lori's memo here: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
Read Lori's memo here: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ICYMI: Lori Wallach joined Bloomberg to break down what’s at stake in next week's SCOTUS oral arguments about Trump's tariff authorities.
Read Lori's memo here: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
Read Lori's memo here: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
Even after today’s Trump–Xi agreement pausing rare-earth restrictions, the risk hasn’t gone away — it’s confirmed how much leverage China holds.
In our latest episode of Rethinking Trade, Rush Doshi breaks down why the U.S. must take China’s export control threats seriously.
In our latest episode of Rethinking Trade, Rush Doshi breaks down why the U.S. must take China’s export control threats seriously.
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Even after today’s Trump–Xi agreement pausing rare-earth restrictions, the risk hasn’t gone away — it’s confirmed how much leverage China holds.
In our latest episode of Rethinking Trade, Rush Doshi breaks down why the U.S. must take China’s export control threats seriously.
In our latest episode of Rethinking Trade, Rush Doshi breaks down why the U.S. must take China’s export control threats seriously.
ICYMI: What’s at stake in next week’s SCOTUS case on presidential power when it comes to tariffs?
Lori Wallach joined Bloomberg TV this morning to break down Trump v. V.O.S. Selections. Read her memo now: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
Lori Wallach joined Bloomberg TV this morning to break down Trump v. V.O.S. Selections. Read her memo now: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
October 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ICYMI: What’s at stake in next week’s SCOTUS case on presidential power when it comes to tariffs?
Lori Wallach joined Bloomberg TV this morning to break down Trump v. V.O.S. Selections. Read her memo now: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
Lori Wallach joined Bloomberg TV this morning to break down Trump v. V.O.S. Selections. Read her memo now: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...
Former NSC China Director Rush Doshi joined Rethinking Trade to unpack Beijing’s rare earths export controls gambit... and what the US should do next.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5Agy...
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5Agy...
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Former NSC China Director Rush Doshi joined Rethinking Trade to unpack Beijing’s rare earths export controls gambit... and what the US should do next.
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5Agy...
Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5Agy...
"We have to be able to signal to the world and to the Chinese that we are serious about how problematic this is."
ICYMI, @rushdoshi.bsky.social joined Lori Wallach on the Rethinking Trade podcast to talk about China’s move to cut off global access to rare-earth minerals and magnets.
ICYMI, @rushdoshi.bsky.social joined Lori Wallach on the Rethinking Trade podcast to talk about China’s move to cut off global access to rare-earth minerals and magnets.
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"We have to be able to signal to the world and to the Chinese that we are serious about how problematic this is."
ICYMI, @rushdoshi.bsky.social joined Lori Wallach on the Rethinking Trade podcast to talk about China’s move to cut off global access to rare-earth minerals and magnets.
ICYMI, @rushdoshi.bsky.social joined Lori Wallach on the Rethinking Trade podcast to talk about China’s move to cut off global access to rare-earth minerals and magnets.
China’s move to restrict global access to rare earths and magnets could be cataclysmic — the one-year “pause” announced Sunday doesn’t remove the leverage.
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
China’s move to restrict global access to rare earths and magnets could be cataclysmic — the one-year “pause” announced Sunday doesn’t remove the leverage.
The Argentina bailout is “the latest example of Trump trade decisions that conflict with his stated ‘America First’ goals.”
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Argentina bailout is “the latest example of Trump trade decisions that conflict with his stated ‘America First’ goals.”
In case you missed it: The Trump administration's Argentina bailout could reach $40 billion — double the original U.S. commitment.
... so much for America First?
... so much for America First?
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In case you missed it: The Trump administration's Argentina bailout could reach $40 billion — double the original U.S. commitment.
... so much for America First?
... so much for America First?
"RRM remediation has sometimes taken the form of surface-level measures that, while accepted by governments, have not always resulted in durable improvements to workers’ ability to organize and bargain collectively."
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"RRM remediation has sometimes taken the form of surface-level measures that, while accepted by governments, have not always resulted in durable improvements to workers’ ability to organize and bargain collectively."
READ NOW: Our latest report evaluating the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism of the USMCA, and chartering a path forward through the USMCA review:
📌 rethinktrade.org/closingthega...
📌 rethinktrade.org/closingthega...
October 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
READ NOW: Our latest report evaluating the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism of the USMCA, and chartering a path forward through the USMCA review:
📌 rethinktrade.org/closingthega...
📌 rethinktrade.org/closingthega...
Our latest analysis is the first comprehensive evaluation of all RRM cases to date, with findings on structural strengths, design flaws, and evasion tactics. As the 2026 USMCA review looms, these lessons are more important than ever.
September 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our latest analysis is the first comprehensive evaluation of all RRM cases to date, with findings on structural strengths, design flaws, and evasion tactics. As the 2026 USMCA review looms, these lessons are more important than ever.
OUT NOW: the Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for November 5 on a case challenging the legality of Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose reciprocal and fentanyl-related tariffs.
September 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
OUT NOW: the Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for November 5 on a case challenging the legality of Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose reciprocal and fentanyl-related tariffs.
Happening at 11:00 AM ET!
Join us for a Zoom webinar unveiling our latest report on the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) under the USMCA.
RSVP now: rethinktrade.org/events/closi...
Join us for a Zoom webinar unveiling our latest report on the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) under the USMCA.
RSVP now: rethinktrade.org/events/closi...
September 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happening at 11:00 AM ET!
Join us for a Zoom webinar unveiling our latest report on the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) under the USMCA.
RSVP now: rethinktrade.org/events/closi...
Join us for a Zoom webinar unveiling our latest report on the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) under the USMCA.
RSVP now: rethinktrade.org/events/closi...
Join us Thursday, September 25 at 11:00 AM ET for a webinar on the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) under the USMCA.
We’ll share the first analysis of every RRM case to date — highlighting victories, challenges, and what needs to change to make the mechanism work better for North American workers.
We’ll share the first analysis of every RRM case to date — highlighting victories, challenges, and what needs to change to make the mechanism work better for North American workers.
September 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Join us Thursday, September 25 at 11:00 AM ET for a webinar on the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) under the USMCA.
We’ll share the first analysis of every RRM case to date — highlighting victories, challenges, and what needs to change to make the mechanism work better for North American workers.
We’ll share the first analysis of every RRM case to date — highlighting victories, challenges, and what needs to change to make the mechanism work better for North American workers.
Join us on Thursday, September, 25th at 11:00 AM (ET)
For a webinar to discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) outcomes. This is a first comprehensive analysis of all RRM cases showing both the wins and fixes needed for RRMs to deliver on its goals.
RSVP: rethinktrade.org/events/usmca...
For a webinar to discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) outcomes. This is a first comprehensive analysis of all RRM cases showing both the wins and fixes needed for RRMs to deliver on its goals.
RSVP: rethinktrade.org/events/usmca...
September 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Join us on Thursday, September, 25th at 11:00 AM (ET)
For a webinar to discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) outcomes. This is a first comprehensive analysis of all RRM cases showing both the wins and fixes needed for RRMs to deliver on its goals.
RSVP: rethinktrade.org/events/usmca...
For a webinar to discuss USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) outcomes. This is a first comprehensive analysis of all RRM cases showing both the wins and fixes needed for RRMs to deliver on its goals.
RSVP: rethinktrade.org/events/usmca...