{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/66db2009e3cb6d8da9961531?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Swamp Notes: How protectionism got trendy ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/1725636543345-5f72bb93-2c3a-4383-a5f8-df246c34cb14.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Democrats and Republicans have taken a protectionist turn on trade policy over the past few years. They say it’s to protect national security, but that argument doesn’t always hold up. Just look at this week’s announcement from vice-president Kamala Harris that she doesn’t support the purchase of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel.&nbsp;The FT’s economics editor, Sam Fleming, and Washington bureau chief, James Politi, join this week’s Swamp Notes to explain why both parties are leaning into “Made in America”.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4cW7JHY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How national security has transformed economic policy</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3Tgnhz8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Biden set to block Nippon Steel’s takeover of US Steel</a></p><p><a href=\"https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a></p><p>Register for our live subscriber webinar now at <a href=\"http://ft.com/uswebinar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ft.com/uswebinar</a></p><p><br></p><p>Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/f5c4a756-f0d7-4c1c-8897-2425813a1150\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}