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Trump Tariffs and Stagflation: Why TACO is the Least Bad Option

The first obvious step right now for fighting stagflation is for Trump to dump his tariff policies.

Robert Pollin Aug 26, 2025

Left Hook Economics

What’s Crypto Good For? Corruption, Exploitation, and Billions for Insiders

As with the subprime lending crisis, crypto appears to be more of an example of predatory inclusion than enhancing financial access.

Gerald Epstein Aug 21, 2025

July/August 2025

The Labor Education That Workers Need Most

What labor education is and how it matters to the current moment.

Helena Worthen Aug 20, 2025

Issue 294

Are Low Wages and Job Loss Inevitable?

By Arthur Macewan

Dear Dr. Dollar: The main narrative that I hear in mainstream press is that U.S. workers are being undercut and eventually displaced by global competition. Is this right? Read more »
Teachers, Secretaries, and Social Workers:
The New Welfare Moms?

By Randy Albelda

Today’s debates over public-sector workers are strikingly similar to the welfare “reform” battles of the 1990s. Read more »
No Fooling—Corporations Evade Taxes

By John Miller

Forbes finally notices what has been clear for years. Read more »

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After more than five years, a deeply flawed disaster-recovery program has failed to rebuild the Gulf Coast. | Order this issue or subscribe.

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