Profiteering in Oil Futures Made Easy (to Understand)
Let’s look at exactly what happened on Monday morning and what makes it is so suspicious.
U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire
Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026.
March/April 2026
War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense)
It seems like a good time to compare the running tally of war dollars with the cost of relentless attacks on public care provision in the United States.
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Where the Climate Buck Stops
Climate superfunds are a sensible way to put some of the costs back where they belong, but we’ll get them only if the public demands them.
A Little Better Now—But What about the Future?
The Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network
Discredited, Discarded, and Demented: Donald Trump and His Tariffs
Instead of using the Supreme Court’s decision as an opportunity to liberate himself from his biggest policy blunder, Trump has doubled down on tariffs.
Coretta Scott King and Jesse Jackson: Champions of Economic Justice
Two items for Black History Month
Fighting Climate Change in Portlandia
Not only is failure not an option, those fighting to avert cataclysmic climate change have achieved important successes worthy of celebrating.