Peter Certo

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Editor-in-Chief at OtherWords

Editor-in-Chief at Foreign Policy In Focus

Editorial Manager at Institute for Policy Studies

editor, rust belt returnee. comms director at @ips_dc, still bad at twitter. personal account etc. etc.

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Articles

The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

1 week ago | juancole.com | Peter Certo |Juan Cole

Trump’s erratic tariffs aren’t a recipe for an industrial comeback. They’re a recipe for corruption. ( Otherwords.org ) – President Biden left behind an economy that was pretty healthy, conventionally speaking. Unemployment was low and wages were rising, but stubbornly high costs of living opened a door for Donald Trump’s political comeback. Yet Trump’s tariffs could soon cost Americans thousands more each year.
The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

1 week ago | buckscountybeacon.com | Peter Certo

President Biden left behind an economy that was pretty healthy, conventionally speaking. Unemployment was low and wages were rising, but stubbornly high costs of living opened a door for Donald Trump’s political comeback. Yet Trump’s tariffs could soon cost Americans thousands more each year. They’ve erased trillions from retirement accounts, weakened the dollar, and led many economists to predict a recession.
The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

1 week ago | counterpunch.org | Peter Certo

President Biden left behind an economy that was pretty healthy, conventionally speaking. Unemployment was low and wages were rising, but stubbornly high costs of living opened a door for Donald Trump’s political comeback. Yet Trump’s tariffs could soon cost Americans thousands more each year. They’ve erased trillions from retirement accounts,weakened the dollar, and led many economists to predict a recession.
In OtherWords: May 1, 2025

1 week ago | otherwords.org | Peter Certo

This week marked 100 days of the second Trump administration. But with week after week jam-packed with headlines, new scandals, and crises of various orders, the time hasn’t exactly flown by.
The Real-World Costs of Eliminating Head Start

1 week ago | otherwords.org | Peter Certo

All of us want our kids to get a fair start in life. And for millions of American families, that start has come from the federal Head Start program. But during his first 100 days in office, President Trump has frozen Head Start funds and closed Head Start offices across the country. Now a leaked draft of the president’s budget proposes eliminating Head Start altogether. This would be a catastrophic decision for children, families, Head Start workers, and the entire economy.
Trump 2.0 at 100 Days: An Onslaught Against Workers

1 week ago | otherwords.org | Peter Certo

Well, we’ve hit the 100 day mark of the second Trump administration. Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of working class voters. But straight out of the blocks, his policy choices have undermined workers at nearly every turn. A recent fact sheet from the Institute for Policy Studies, Economic Policy Institute, and Repairers of the Breach rounds up the damage so far.
The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

1 week ago | smirkingchimp.com | Peter Certo

— from OtherWords President Biden left behind an economy that was pretty healthy, conventionally speaking. Unemployment was low and wages were rising, but stubbornly high costs of living opened a door for Donald Trump’s political comeback. Yet Trump’s tariffs could soon cost Americans thousands more each year. They’ve erased trillions from retirement accounts, weakened the dollar, and led many economists to predict a recession.
The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires

2 weeks ago | otherwords.org | Peter Certo

President Biden left behind an economy that was pretty healthy, conventionally speaking. Unemployment was low and wages were rising, but stubbornly high costs of living opened a door for Donald Trump’s political comeback. Yet Trump’s tariffs could soon cost Americans thousands more each year. They’ve erased trillions from retirement accounts, weakened the dollar, and led many economists to predict a recession.
Biden Gave Millions of Overtime Workers a Raise. Will Trump Kill It?

2 weeks ago | otherwords.org | Peter Certo

Let’s say you’re a general manager at a fast food restaurant. You work 55 hours a week — not at all uncommon in the field — and earn a salary that comes out to less than $13 an hour. Last year, a federal rule would have made you eligible for a raise. Under rules set by the Biden administration, your employer would either have to increase your salary or pay you overtime for those extra 15 hours a week you spent working instead of being with your family.
In OtherWords: April 24, 2025

2 weeks ago | otherwords.org | Peter Certo

Earth Day was this week, but many environmentalists aren’t especially celebratory. As Basav Sen writes, the Trump administration marked the occasion by launching a release full of misinformation about climate and new attacks on science. Also this week, Meredith Lehman shares a moving story from Ohio about all the evidence showing that immigration helps Rust Belt towns — but at the end of the day, the best reason to support one’s immigrant neighbors is simply because, well, they’re neighbors.