The Political Economy of Palestine
Introducing a Collaboration between the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) and Dollars & Sense
How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
The fundamental needs of U.S. capitalism have played a major role in motivating the U.S. government’s imperial actions.
One should not jump from the condemnation of Trump’s tariffs by economists (and others) to an acceptance of free trade as a key to economic progress.
The costs of housing, food, childcare, and transportation are one side of the affordability issue, the side where Mamdani might be able to have a direct impact.
Private equity's seemingly high returns have been attributed to "freedom" from regulation. But, however explained, there is the question of how real the private equity profits have actually been.
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
Instead of competing with native-born workers for jobs, immigrant workers actually tend to complement native-born workers.
While many things taught in introductory economics courses are nonsense, it seems to be true that higher wages will attract more workers.
There are other ways to organize U.S. international trade. The neoliberal free trade of recent decades and the trade restrictions of Trumpian tariffs are not the only options.
A couple of relatively obvious facts: One: It’s no secret—rich people and large corporations have a disproportionate share