Fortress North: Canada’s Counter-Tariffs and the Fight for Sovereignty in a Settler Empire’s Shadow

Tariffs, annexation, and the Arctic chokepoint—welcome to the empire’s northern frontier. Redline | April 8, 2025 | NORTH AMERICA When Donald Trump said he might annex Canada, liberal pundits chuckled. But empires don’t joke. They predict. This week, the Canadian government announced that its retaliatory tariffs—25% duties on a range of U.S.-made automobiles—will go into... Continue Reading →

“We’ll Take It Back”: Trump’s Threat to Recolonize the Panama Canal Signals U.S. Imperial Panic

Imperial ambitions resurface as Washington eyes strategic control over global trade routes. Redline | April 8, 2025 | LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN It was always borrowed time. The notion that the United States had relinquished control of the Panama Canal was a convenient narrative for domestic audiences. In reality, imperial interests merely shifted tactics. Now,... Continue Reading →

US Tariffs South African Citrus In Latest Act of Imperial Extortion

35,000 Black agricultural jobs are under threat—Washington calls it "trade leverage."It’s always dressed up in the same words: “trade enforcement,” “national interest,” “economic reciprocity.” But peel back the language of the U.S. State Department and what you’ll find—rotting just beneath the surface—is a weapon aimed directly at the Global South’s agricultural proletariat.This week, Washington fired... Continue Reading →

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