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The Imperial Intentions of Trump’s Trade War Babble

Andrew M. Fischer Monthly Review Online
The country-based framing of the international accounts serves to obscure the very resilient and virulent foundations of U.S. power, based in the private corporate sector. Corporate ownership and/or control of trade, income and financial flows have become increasingly internationalised, ...

The Politics of Survival

Fernando Tormos-Aponte Jacobin
Puerto Rico’s left is rebuilding in the wake of two disasters: Hurricane María and a neoliberal onslaught.

New 'Opportunity Zone' Program Risks Gentrifying Distressed Communities

Sue Sturgis Facing South
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The new Opportunity Zone program created by last year's tax bill, it offers investors tax breaks in exchange for investing in high-poverty communities. Depending on how the funds operate, the program could end up serving as a tax subsidy for gentrification.