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25 Years of IPD: The End of Neoliberalism and The Transition Towards a Green and Digital Economy – Initiative for Policy Dialogue

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9h

📌 Link here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/25-yea...

Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a two-day conference on September 12–13, 2025, hosted at Columbia University. The reflected on the past 25 years while…

25 Years of IPD: The End of Neoliberalism and The Transition Towards a Green and Digital Economy – Initiative for Policy Dialogue

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9h

Question: Why do commercial lobbies target trade talks and pacts to impose policies that are unpopular in democratic venues?

Answer: Watch Lori Wallach's September presentation at the 25 Years of IPD: The End of Neoliberalism and The Transition Towards a Green and Digital Economy

Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a two-day conference on September 12–13, 2025, hosted at Columbia University. The reflected on the past 25 years while…

Congressman Chris Deluzio speaks at the 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 10h

Why does making things in America matter?

This is just ONE of the questions we put to our panelists at our 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxQ8...

Watch the full panel here (and please follow our YouTube!): www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyJ3...

Truly a multi-tasking powerhouse! Even in the middle of a vote, Congressman Chris Deluzio made time to join the Rethink Trade panel: Making Things in America Matters!

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 13h

There's a lot of discussion on how the Trump administration plans to handle the #USMCA review, and we have a dedicated page covering latest developments.

Check it out here for a recap, what we should be looking out for, and what's next:

📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…

China reroutes clothes exports to Europe after US tariffs upset trade

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 13h

On our reading list - www.ft.com/content/245f...

China's reactions to the closure of the de minimis loophole in the US, especially now that other countries and Europe are considering the same.

European textiles industry body says Chinese companies are selling in ‘aggressive’ way

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 14h

"The Court Ruling Against “IEEPA” Tariffs Would Have Relatively Limited Effect, but
Okaying Presidents’ Broad Unilateral Power to Set Tariffs Would Have Seismic Impact"

OUT NOW: Lori Wallach has written a brief unpacking issues and arguments on SCOTUS and tariffs: rethinktrade.org/article/scot...

U.S. Supreme Court Sets Speedy Hearing on Challenge to Broad Trump Tariff Authority: Unpacking the Issues & Arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court has set a very speedy schedule to hear a case that combines several different challenges of President Trump’s authority to impose his broadest tariffs.

Rethink Trade Hosts Making Things in America Matters Panel at 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: Watch our Making Things in America Matters panel from the 2025 Anti-Monopoly summit now, featuring @RepDeluzio @RepDebDingell @RushDoshi and Joseph Ferrara!

📌 rethinktrade.org/events/antim...

Join Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-PA-17, Professor Rush Doshi, Joseph Ferrara, CEO & Co-Founder, Ferrara Manufacturing and Chair Rep. Debbie Dingell, at a trade panel on September 16th!

Evaluating USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Ahead of the 2026 Review

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 1d

OUT NOW:

Our Closing the Gap report, where we're evaluating the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism outcomes from the USMCA and charting a path through the 2026 review process:

📌 rethinktrade.org/closingthega...

Our latest report analyzes the first five years of the USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), highlighting gains for workers, persistent wage suppression in Mexico, and needed reforms to strengthen…

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 2d

If you're following this morning's news from Politico on whether President Trump will approve a simple USMC renewal...

📌 Then you want to follow our dedicated USMCA page. rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…

U.S. Supreme Court Sets Speedy Hearing on Challenge to Broad Trump Tariff Authority: Unpacking the Issues & Arguments

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 5d

OUT NOW: Our latest brief examining how SCOTUS has set a speedy hearing on the challenge to Trump's tariff authority.

📌 rethinktrade.org/article/scot...

A Ruling to Terminate the “IEEPA” Tariffs Would Have Relatively Limited Effect, but the Supreme Court Allowing the Tariffs to Stay Would Have Seismic Impact

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 7d

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...

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 7d

OUT NOW: We’re tracking the mandatory six-year review of the #USMCA — follow all the latest updates here:

📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…

Rethink Trade Hosts Making Things in America Matters Panel at 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 8d

If you haven't caught our panel at the 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit, and want to know WHY making things in America matters...

Watch now. rethinktrade.org/events/antim...

Join Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-PA-17, Professor Rush Doshi, Joseph Ferrara, CEO & Co-Founder, Ferrara Manufacturing and Chair Rep. Debbie Dingell, at a trade panel on September 16th!

USMCA delivered concrete wins for workers, but gains diminished in recent years - NJTODAY.NET

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9d

In case you missed it:

With no official policy document released, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Trump’s proposed pharmaceutical tariffs. But @wallachlori.bsky.social cexplains why generic drug supply chains matter—and what real solutions would look like.

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9d

“This report offers a timely assessment of the USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism, and I want to thank Rethink Trade for their contribution to this critical conversation,” @RepLindaSanchez on Rethink Trade's latest report.

📌 Read it now: rethinktrade.org/closingthega...

A new report by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade finds that the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) established in the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) delivered…

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9d

ICYMI: On September 13th, Rethink Trade’s @wallachlori.bsky.social spoke at 25 Years of IPD: The End of Neoliberalism and the Transition Towards a Green and Digital Economy.

📌 Slide deck: ipdcolumbia.org/wp-content/u...
📌 Full video coming soon: youtu.be/QNkAc93oK_4

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Evaluating USMCA’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism Ahead of the 2026 Review

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 11d

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.

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9d

Read the full report → rethinktrade.org/closingthega...

Our latest report analyzes the first five years of the USMCA’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), highlighting gains for workers, persistent wage suppression in Mexico, and needed reforms to strengthen…

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 9d

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.

Top DOJ Official Resigns Amidst Antitrust Corruption Scandal, Utilities Force out Top State Utility Regulator, and more.

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 11d

📌 Read Rethink Trade's Katie Hettinga's write-up via the Economic Populist: economicpopulist.substack.com/i/174649860/...

Weekly Rewind: 9/26/25

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 11d

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.

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Lori Wallach @wallachlori.bsky.social · 12d

Sorry, can't do my usual "translation" of what Trump's latest tariffs mean. There is no Executive Order, Section 232 determination or other official policy doc. Just Truth Social posts. BUT, to make us less reliant on imported medicine, the generics...🧵

Trump's pharma tariffs arrive by way of Truth, offering 'relief' to many large drugmakers: analyst

The biopharma industry has spent much of this year grappling with fast-moving changes related to the Trump administration's trade policies. On Thursday, without warning, came another jolt. | The 100% ...

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Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 12d

The mandatory six-year review of the #USMCA review has begun, and we're tracking all developments here:

📌 rethinktrade.org/trackingusmc...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) includes a built-in, mandatory, six-year review. Dozens of Democrats in Congress and hundreds of unions and civil society groups seek a major…

Press Release: First Comprehensive Review of USMCA Labor Cases Shows Tool Delivered Wins, but Structural Gaps Threaten Long-Term Success

Rethink Trade @rethinktrade.bsky.social · 13d

OUT NOW: a new report by Rethink Trade shows the RRM tool from the USMCA delivered wins, but structural gaps threaten long-term success:

📌 rethinktrade.org/press-releas...