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Canadians need to use the language of freedom in fighting American annexation

Canadians looking for relief from the trade war launched by United States President Donald Trump are bound to be disappointed. The Trump administration has just announced it’s more than doubling Canadian softwood lumber duties, adding to an already punishing flurry of tariff actions.

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2025

Musk and Vance Were Begged By Friends to Stop Trump From Implementing Tariffs: Report

People close to the Trump administration made various appeals to officials, hoping they could convince the president to implement more reasonable trade policies.

Latin Times · Apr 8, 2025

National Park Service restores original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad webpage

The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

How the Senate is making it easier for national parks and forests to be sold

An amendment that would oppose the sale of public lands failed over the weekend

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Mega Republican Donor Slams Trump Tariffs as 'Bulls--t': 'I Don't Understand the Goddamn Formula'

Top GOP donor Ken Langone and other billionaire allies have slammed President Donald Trump's steep tariffs as reckless and inflationary.

Latin Times · Apr 8, 2025

Trump will help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree cut down over safety concerns

President Donald Trump is set to help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree that had to be cut down due to safety concerns

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Voices: Don’t ‘Panican’! Republicans are finally waking up to Donald Trump

COMMENT: As the US president coins a new term for the growing army of critics speaking out about his tariffs policy, Sean O’Grady says that ‘Panicans’ everywhere should rise up and wear the label with pride – ideally, on red baseball caps

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Penguins, vaccines: Can negotiations save Trump’s oddest tariff targets?

Barely inhabited islands, countries the US enjoys a trade surplus with, and a tariff formula that isn’t about tariffs.

Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025

US workers feel effects of Trump cuts: ‘I am seeing my work dry up’

President’s effort to rapidly shrink federal government is already reaching private sector as recession fears loom

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025

Voices: How Trump’s ‘Panican’ jibe at his tariff critics could backfire

COMMENT: The US president responded to a growing backlash from critics of his tariffs by claiming are members of a new ‘weak and stupid’ party. Simon Walters argues that the ‘Panicans’ will be proven right

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025