Barbara Brandt - Dollars & Sense

U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire

Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026.

James Petras Mar 24, 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.

Nancy Folbre Mar 20, 2026

March/April 2026

The Undertaxed Rich

Mitt Romney’s call to tax the rich like him renders the Wall Street Journal editors apoplectic.

John Miller Mar 17, 2026

Barbara Brandt is the author of Whole Life Economics and a coordinator of the Charter Work Time Group.

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Issue 217

Can We Build a New American Dream?

The Center for a New American Dream is a new nonprofit organization whose goal is to promote "sustainable consumption.

Barbara Brandt May 1, 1998