Mark Stansbery and Yoshie Furuhashi

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“There Is No Festival Like This”: Reflections on the Festa do Avante in Portugal

“There Is No Festival Like This” is the slogan of the FestadoAvante, an annual festival of the CommunistPartyofPortugal (PCP). On September 6-8, 2019, we had the pleasure of experiencing it firsthand in Amora (Seixal), a working-class suburb across the Rio Tejo from Lisbon. Indeed, no other…

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Facing the Specter of a “Trump Recession”

“Trump Recession” A specter is haunting the market – the specter of a “Trump recession.” This specter is certainly spooky. The self-described Tariff Man, misusing the authority that Congresshad unwisely delegated to the presidency, has recklessly waged a “trade war” by tweets. Under Trump, the US…

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An Injury to One Is an Injury to All

The struggle continues, but a battle has been won. The Trump administration, despite its “maximum pressure” campaign, has failed to crush Iran and Venezuela. There are signs that the economies of both countries have turned a corner. The Iranian rial has stabilized, rising “30%” against the dollar…

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Stop Trump’s Economic Wars!

Bait and Switch In 2016, the then presidential candidate Donald J. Trump dangled a bait before US voters: Make America Great Again, by making fewer wars abroad and investing in infrastructure at home. Criticizing Hillary Clinton, Trump said: “I would be very, very cautious.…