Trump’s Economic Nationalism Not New: Trade Blocs Coming for the West?
Trump’s economic nationalism is not his invention. It is a trend that has been going on since before his presidency. This article points out that global trade has significantly slowed down in the past few years and countries are instituting more trade blocs. The last time this happened was in the 1930’s which, in part, helped produce World War II.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.