Behind Trump Tariffs Is Capital’s Warfare Against the Working Class

 February 17, 2025
William I. Robinson
Trump’s tariffs will escalate exploitation and desperation of US workers. That’s the point.

Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) in Washington, D.C., on February 7, 2025. Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP

A President’s Day Card

February 17, 2025

Elliot Sperber

Elliot Sperber is a writer, attorney, and adjunct professor. He lives in New York City and can be reached at elliot.sperber@gmail.com and on twitter @elliot_sperber