Barbara Goldoftas - Dollars & Sense

Stablecoins: Crypto Kryptonite

Despite being called a currency, crypto lacks one of the most important characteristics that a currency (money) should have—a stable value.

Gerald Epstein Sep 26, 2025

Left Hook Economics

The Fed Versus Trump: How Much Does it Matter for Interest Rates Overall?

The Fed’s rate cut is likely to have little impact on mortgage interest rates. The reason is straightforward but rarely recognized in the abundant flow of commentary on Fed policy.

Robert Pollin Sep 24, 2025

Monthly Jobs Analysis

Stagflation on the Way?

The Employment Report for August 2025

Frank Stricker Sep 19, 2025

Barbara Goldoftas is currently completing a book on the environment and economic development in the Philippines. She teaches nonfiction writing at Wellesley College. Tami J. Friedman is a co-editor of

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Issue 242

To Make a Tender Chicken : Poultry Workers Pay the Price

Once you know about working conditions in a typical poultry processing plant, you may never eat chicken again.

Barbara Goldoftas Jul 1, 2002