There are other ways to organize U.S. international trade. The neoliberal free trade of recent decades and the trade restrictions of Trumpian tariffs are not the only options.
As of today, the U.S. government’s current deficit and debt are indeed currently at unprecedented levels for peacetime—once we account for them appropriately.
Ben Greenberg is a freelance journalist, Dollars & Sense collective member, and author of the blog Hungry Blues. He recently joined the staff of Physicians for Human Rights.
