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Apr 05 2025 
Michael Hudson & Richard Wolff with Nima
Can the World Unite Against U.S. Trade Weaponization?
Revenge Economics: How Trump’s Trade War Hurts America First
NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, and our friends, Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff are back with us. Welcome back.
Let’s talk about the “Liberation Day,” and the new tariffs on each and every country on this… Continue reading
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Apr 05 2025 
Kurabiye: Middle Eastern flower cookies that became truly Soviet
It is slowly getting to be hot summer in the tropics and the airconditioner is almost in full use. I don’t bake because it is too hot, but I do check out lovely baked goods and plan for the cooler months.
To my surprise, I found these cookies from my favorite Russian recipe site, https://www.russiaislove.com/russian-kitchen/332305-kurabiye-east-flower-cookies-recipe-photo
The description… Continue reading
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Apr 05 2025 
Vietnam Blinks (or did they Wink?)
After Trump’s 46% tariff thunderclap on Vietnamese imports, Hanoi didn’t flinch, it countered. Not with confrontation but with conditions. It is important to check the actual response from Hanoi vs. Trump’s post.
Vietnam has signaled readiness to cut tariffs to zero, but only as part of a mutual agreement. In other words: reciprocity, not subjugation.
This isn’t… Continue reading
