Trump Tariffs

It's becoming increasingly clear that the new Trump tariffs will significantly impact the solar industry, adding additional tariffs on top of the already 50 percent level that are assessed against many of the leading solar panel exporting countries.

Preliminary calculations by solar.com anticipate a net 10 cents per watt average increase to the cost of solar hardware. There's currently a significant inventory of solar panels that have been warehoused in anticipation of these tariffs, so the impact on the industry may not be immediately felt. 

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, there's currently about 50 gigawatts of solar panel manufacturing capacity here in the US, which is theoretically enough to meet domestic demand for solar panels.

However, the subcomponents of those panels, such as the silicon and the metal for the framing, will be subject to the Trump tariffs.

Thursday, April 10, 6pm
Enarson Classroom Building [Rm. 306], 2009 Millikin Rd., and online at corsrev.org/meeting

Given the domination of social media by right-wing billionaires, the reactionary drift in American politics is even more pronounced there than in other venues.

It’s time to get serious about organizing our side today!

Join us tomorrow at 6pm for a presentation and discussion on this question and more! Join us in person at Enarson Classroom Building, Rm. 306 on OSU campus, or online at corsrev.org/meeting.

Hosted by Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists.

President Donald Trump counts on Steven Witkoff, a longtime acquaintance from their New York real estate days, to negotiate solutions to some of the most fraught issues in world politics—those confronting Israel and Palestinians and those driving war between Russia and Ukraine. Witkoff also ventures to speak about improving US relations with Iran.

The real estate magnate concedes that each item on his to-do list is very complicated, but he plunges ahead, confident that President Donald Trump, is behind him as he deals with life and death issues in multiple settings. Both Trump and his envoy seem to think that problem-solving in international affairs is no different from real estate and requires no particular knowledge.

The Teacher takes on one of the most divisive issues in the world today: the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians. And it does it in a way that is thoughtful, provocative and dramatic.

The title character is Basem El-Saleh (Saleh Bakri), who teaches in a poor community in the West Bank. Anyone who’s seen the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land—or the final episodes of the Netflix series Mo—won’t be surprised to learn that Basem’s students have more to worry about than passing tests.

Two of them, brothers Yacoub and Adam (Mahmoud Bakri and Muhammad Abed Elrahman), return from school one day just in time to see their home torn down by Israeli forces. “It was just their turn,” Basem explains to British social worker Lisa (Imogen Poots), noting that most houses in the village have been marked for demolition.

Adding to the residents’ worries are the Israeli settlers whose red-roofed homes can be seen multiplying in the distance. Though the settlers have moved to the occupied territory illegally, the residents know the government is likely to take the newcomers’ side if any dispute arises.