Ed Gresser
@EBGresser
VP/Trade at Progressive Policy Institute, til 2021 USTR, volunteer essay tutor.
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At what point does protectionism for an industry that basically does not exist but imposes massive costs on others become politically unsustainable? We haven't hit it yet, apparently! (From @EBGresser)
Trump’s tariffs aren’t legal without Congressional approval & House Dems are fighting back! Today, we filed a brief with the Court of Appeals making clear the president cannot unilaterally put these sweeping tariffs in place. We were successful in the lower courts & we’ll keep…
People who rely on global health programs, peacekeeping efforts, and local public media stand to lose critical support if Congress approves the Trump Admin’s $9.4B rescission proposal. Lawmakers should reject it and uphold existing funding commitments: cbpp.org/research/feder…
This new round of 25% tariffs from the President continues to push prices up for American consumers. Slapping senseless tariffs on allies like Japan — one of Colorado’s largest trade partners — and over a dozen other countries will raise costs on Americans and hurt small…
This week's Trade Fact: US shipyards building three (3) of 5,448 large commercial ships on order worldwide. Trump admin 'fee' plan will add some costs, but - w/ modest & unpredictable revenue, and in conflict with metal tariffs - won't likely change this. progressivepolicy.org/american-shipy…
Good Marc Levinson (author of THE BOX) piece detailing how the Jones Act killed US shipbuilding - AND how Trump's steel tariffs will ensure it never recovers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Our latest Business Trends and Outlook Survey data show more businesses in #manufacturing subsectors reported they paid more for goods and services recently in 2025 than during the same period in 2024. Explore more #BTOS data: census.gov/hfp/btos/data #CensusEconData
Tariffs aren't creating jobs; the data shows this. In fact, we are bleeding jobs even as workers' suffer from diminished purchasing power. Trade guru @EBGresser breaks it down.
This week's Trade Fact: On hourly-wage workers, the relevance of tariffs, and non-college opportunity. Basic stat: per @BLS_gov, the U.S. has 80 million hourly-workers, w/ 65 million in services, 8.5 million in manufacturing, & 1 million in ag and mining. progressivepolicy.org/80-of-american…
The methodology CEA used in constructing its import price index looks reasonable. 2 things to keep in mind when interpreting it: 1st, the assumption underlying the CEA report is that the right counterfactual to which to compare imported goods prices is domestic goods prices. /1
New @CEA47 research finds that the prices of imported goods have *fallen* this year, and declined faster than overall goods prices since Feb. More below 👇
Happy Independence Day folks! Between the parades and fireworks take some time to just reflect. Reflect on the world changing moment 249 years ago today. Reflect on our trials and tribulations and what it means to be a real American. The American Identity Project seeks to…