Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.
Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.
Gregory Tewksbury teaches writing and education at the New School for Social Research in New York and, through New Visions for Public Schools, advised Cypress Hills and other groups starting public sc