"Bomb this country? Trump effed around, and we’re all finding out." Daniel Immerwahr on Trump's turn to regime change nihilism. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Definitely a good time to be leaning into policies to support clean energy production/alternatives to the global oil market...

This is from the DPA: "to the maximum extent possible, domestic energy supplies should be augmented through reliance on renewable energy sources (including solar, geothermal, wind, and biomass sources), more efficient energy storage and distribution technologies, and energy conservation measures"

NEW from me and @joeldodge07.bsky.social for @rooseveltinstitute.org / Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator: Trump is using the Defense Production Act to promote fossil fuel of a major donor. We show how it could instead be used to promote clean energy Abundance. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

IEA: "More oil has been lost than during the twin shocks of the 1970s that triggered recessions and fuel rationing around the world." The Iran War is "the greatest global energy security threat in history." www.ft.com/content/0952...

This policy simultaneously is: 1) a taxpayer funded corporate handout for nothing in return; 2) actively damaging to our national security; and 3) worsening energy affordability in the middle of a self-inflicted energy shock. So. Much. Winning. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/c...

US to propose a formal bilateral mechanism of managed trade: the US-China Board of Trade. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

Grammys politics >> Oscars politics

As policymakers debate the future of the USMCA—the pact that replaced NAFTA—the stakes are still very real. The upcoming review is a chance to rethink how North American trade works for workers and communities. Read our Trade Director @toddntucker.com on the auto sector and what needs to change:

New paper by @profnoto.bsky.social + coauthors -profiled today by @anaswanson.bsky.social -is worth your time. They find that American workers in communities more exposed to competition from Mexican imports saw a significant shortening of their life spans post-NAFTA. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

Democrats should try to solve actual problems in society rather than jumping on the Grover Norquest-lite slop train

Thanks to @inthesetimes.com for running the piece @toddntucker.com and I wrote for @rooseveltinstitute.org on why progressives must prioritize Court reform! inthesetimes.com/article/trum...

Over at the @rooseveltinstitute.org, @shahrzadshams.bsky.social and @toddntucker.com explain why court reform should be a progressive priority.

Markey wrote "investment banks are profiteering from the delay" in processing tariff refunds. He... warned that small businesses that cannot afford a costly legal battle could be disproportionately tempted to trade away their claims." www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...

I spoke @brookings.edu today on the future of USMCA trade. I made 3 points: 1. The recent SCOTUS decision doesn't change much on this front. 2. The auto industry needs a lot from trade policy now - policymakers should be demanding more in return. www.youtube.com/live/70G1I4P...

This is a really good piece.

CHOTINER: You’ve been outspoken about the idea that jazz is thriving, right now. ME: Right. CHOTINER: But you’ve also devoted a lot of energy this year to celebrating John Coltrane and Miles Davis, who were born a century ago. ME: Ah, Miles and Trane… CHOTINER: You see the issue. ME: Um. OK, so

I spoke @brookings.edu today on the future of USMCA trade. I made 3 points: 1. The recent SCOTUS decision doesn't change much on this front. 2. The auto industry needs a lot from trade policy now - policymakers should be demanding more in return. www.youtube.com/live/70G1I4P...

True and totally fair point by @joshchafetz.bsky.social. We have the assignment for the follow up piece.

NEW from @shahrzadshams.bsky.social & me @rooseveltinstitute.org: Donald Trump just called the Supreme Court "fools & lap dogs" and we've already forgotten about it. What the ancient history of last Tuesday means for progressives rethinking SCOTUS power. rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/trumps-...

NEW: Lost in the news cycle last week, the Labor Department moved to make it easier to classify workers as “independent contractors”—a shift that could strip millions of workers of their minimum wage and overtime protections and make basic labor rights harder to enforce. Patrick Oakford explains ⬇️

We had a very special office guest last week!

In case we needed proof that last month's SCOTUS decision wouldn't do much to constrain Trump weaponizing trade, here we go: threatening Spain with a trade embargo over Iran strikes. We're back where we always were at: Congress needs to step up. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

What’s happening with the USMCA? Our @toddntucker.com will join @brookings.edu on Wednesday to discuss how the landmark North American trade deal has held up amid tariffs and the continued battles over executive trade authority. Details below on attending in D.C. or joining virtually ⬇️

This Wednesday in DC! Come join @brookings.edu and me for two excellent panels on what to expect from this year's USMCA 2.0 negotiations. www.brookings.edu/events/usmca...

Joking aside, we need more Supreme Court justices with a background in Congress instead of former White House counsel.

US auto industry state: ⚡Tariffs and other upheaval only knocked a bit off profits. 6.1% in 25 to return to 8-10% this year. ⚡Big Three still not making enough standard, affordable cars. Focus on wealthy consumers. ⚡Chinese entrance into market could be "bloodbath" www.ft.com/content/b081...

Upper house reform is possible! Sheinbaum proposes shrinking Mexico's Senate from 128 to 96 members. Cc @maxberger.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/ea9b...

The Biden Admin directed hundreds of billions to clean energy/manufacturing. Did these investments shift public opinion? We find that these projects are visible but not traceable: People notice nearby investments, but connect them to Governors, not Biden. Thread 👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

ICYMI - Greer says new Section 301 investigations will "cover most major trading partners" & will address "industrial excess capacity, forced labor, pharmaceutical pricing practices, discrimination against US tech companies" & more. ustr.gov/about/policy...

In @nytimes.com, @levmenand.bsky.social and @jmichaels.bsky.social argue that Trump's latest tariffs under Section 122 (of the Trade Act of 1974) are also illegal. The thrust is that they read that statute as requiring financial - not trade - imbalances. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...

A lot of "this-is-the-moment-when-Donald Trump-became-president" energy here

Progressives shouldn’t rush to celebrate the Supreme Court's tariffs ruling. “This precedent will be weaponized against future administrations that try to use government to improve people’s lives.” @toddntucker.com shows why the Court’s legal logic could be used to undercut progressive governing ⬇️

Now that IEEPA tariffs are out, what to make of Trump's pivot to Section 122 balance of payments tariffs? @paulblumenthal.bsky.social @huffpost.com reports, with insights from @ilyasomin.bsky.social Gopinath Setser, Busch, Trefler, Milton Friedman, and me. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

What a functioning democracy looks like U.K. Police Arrest Peter Mandelson, Ex-Ambassador to U.S. Amid, Epstein Accusations www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...

Always read Kathleen Claussen to break through the noise on the trade wars. ⚡️Trump has many other delegated trade authorities, and the guardrails on them aren't necessarily that strict. ⚡️There are inklings the Court might have blessed narrower IEEPA tariffs. www.justsecurity.org/132269/what-...

NEW from me @rooseveltinstitute.org: SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs, Failing to Solve Any Problems and Creating New Ones Quick Thread🧵 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/scotus-...

*taps mic* It pains me to announce that I may have generated a "hot take" mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

The Supreme Court’s tariffs decision is good for now, and also very very bad if you want the next Democratic president to be able to do literally anything under this 6-justice conservative supermajority

In the past, when the Court issued opinions with such sweeping economic implications, Congress stepped into the void to figure out, e.g. whether and how to issue back pay. Today's Congress is unlikely to be so nimble. @stevevladeck.bsky.social with the history.

The real serious mass movement would not be "No Kings" but "No Presidents" & focus on a set of constitutional amendments to turn us into a parliamentary democracy. But that's obviously not going to happen, so what we need is a set of ready-to-go institutional reforms to mimic that w/o amendments:

I hope @gregsargent.bsky.social is right. But his ICE pullback v tariff comparison is instructive. In the first, the people & Congress stood up - raising the political costs to Trump, perhaps permanently. In the latter, it was left to SCOTUS, which won't/couldn't change much.

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I wrote something about my friend Asad Haider for the new issue of @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Congress could make all this stop at literally any time.

NEW from me @rooseveltinstitute.org: SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs, Failing to Solve Any Problems and Creating New Ones Quick Thread🧵 rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/scotus-...

Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs. A stitched together majority, as expected. Read along thread here.👇 www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Thinking about the press conference, and it sounded like the president was really stuck on the idea that IEEPA *did* allow him to embargo/license. I wonder whether future coercive trade-related threats (eg Greenland) will come in the form of embargo/license threats rather than tariff threats...