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Donald Trump is moving full steam ahead on his campaign promise of slapping tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China. According to a recent report in , Trump鈥檚 decision has 鈥渟pooked investors, with fears of an economic downturn driving a stock market sell-off that has wiped out $4 trillion from the S&P 500鈥檚 peak last month, when Wall Street was cheering much of Trump鈥檚 agenda.鈥� 

But, while liberal critics are blaming Trump for upending the economy, some on the left are reminding us that鈥攊f done correctly鈥攖ariffs can be a force for good. In a recent op-ed for , Hillary Haden, former executive director of the Washington Fair Trade Coalition and the current organizing director at the , makes the case for the benefit of enacting tariffs.

鈥淭ariffs can serve as a powerful tool for upholding internationally agreed-upon labor and human rights standards, ensuring that trade benefits workers both in the U.S. and globally, rather than enabling corporations to exploit labor across borders,鈥� Haden writes. 鈥淭hey can also help prevent companies from flooding markets with cheap goods to eliminate competition and drive monopolization, and they can support 鈥榖uy local鈥� and 鈥榖uy American鈥� initiatives.鈥�

She spoke with YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about the need to develop a progressive approach to tariffs.