10 reasons for modest optimisim by Robert Reich

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3. Businesses and Wall Street can hit GOP where it hurts. Boycotts, less consumption and EU resistance are key.

I am dismayed that given the EU has seen Trump before and knew what was coming since November they can't come up with a united front against Trump and neuter him in many areas. As with everything EU their constant public disagreements and dithering leave them way behind the power curve in a Trump world. With a combined population 25% larger than the US they should be able to have a substantive impact in world affairs. Unfortunately their GDP is just a bit over 50% of that of the US. But letting Trump basically ignore them while working unilaterally with Russia and China to basically divvy up spheres of influence without them will make them increasingly irrelevant and powerless.