Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warns of economic power misuse

Oct 16, 2018
"Everyone understands that there's a price you pay when you use military force. Well, there's a price you pay when you use economic force as well."
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in October 2016.
Mark Makela/Getty Images

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warns of economic power misuse

Oct 16, 2018
"Everyone understands that there's a price you pay when you use military force. Well, there's a price you pay when you use economic force as well."
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in October 2016.
Mark Makela/Getty Images

Are military contracts a path to more American jobs?

Nov 6, 2017
President Donald Trump prides himself on being deal-maker-in-chief, and that includes arms sales to foreign militaries. In Japan for his Asia trip, the president said the Japanese could shoot North Korean missiles out of the sky when they buy “lots of additional military equipment” from the U.S. He also said that would mean lots of […]