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Trump's Lump of Coal

The trade deficit is the world’s Christmas gift to the U.S.; Trump’s tariffs substitute a lump of coal.

Zoe Sherman Dec 25, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Health Insurance for 20 Million is at Risk

If Congress fails to renew the ACA enhanced benefits, millions will be unable to access the health care they need.

John Miller Dec 11, 2025

November/December 2025

The American Dream, We Hardly Knew You

Worsening inequality leaves young adults worse off than their parents.

John Miller Dec 8, 2025

Issue 226: November/December 1999

features

Budget Baloney

Mark Weisbrot
What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
- Wild '70s Unions
  
  Dan Labotz
- Women's New Allies
  
  Heidi Hartmann
- Timeless Conspiracy
  
  Chip Berlet
- The Shot Heard...
  
  Gerald Horne
- Black Crisis Myths
  
  Komozi Woodard
- East Europe Sinking
  
  Laslo Andor
- Armed Guardians
  
  J. Patrice Mcsherry
- Running in Place
  
  Harry Magdoff
- The Affluent Society 40 Years On
  
  John Kenneth Galbraith
New Thinking about Capitalism

Fred Block
Invisible Hand and Iron Fist

Alejandro Reuss

Pinochet's Chile
There is and Alternative

An Interview with Daniel Singer
New Corporate Welfare Wave

Danielle Knight

Export Credit Agencies
Webs of Delusion

Helen Vozenilek

Pyramid Schemes Promise Salvation

the regulars

lettersTwo Views of Inflation
the short runUnited States Fails Labor Exam
active cultureSaddling Up for Seattle
commentLooking Backwards
making senseThe Colombian Money Pit / Merrill Lynch Sells Sushi
in reviewMichael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism
ask dr. dollarSpending on the UN versus NATO
economy in numbersAmerica's Social Health, Then and Now