Barry Eidlin - Dollars & Sense

Trade, Tariffs, and Soybeans

Trump has consistently claimed that exporters, those countries who are “ripping us off,” are paying the tariffs. However, the actual data tell a different story.

Bill Barclay Nov 6, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages for U.S. Workers Today

Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Robert Pollin Nov 3, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Inflation Haunting Halloween

A specter is haunting Halloween—the specter of inflation.

John Miller Oct 31, 2025

Barry Eidlin is an associate professor of sociology at McGill University, and the author of Labor and the Class Idea in the United States and Canada. Between 1997 and 2003, prior to embarking on his a

2 articles

May/June 2024

Canadians Catch Strike Fever Too

A massive strike wave made serious gains, but it left many workers wanting more.

Barry Eidlin May 1, 2024

January/February 2024

Union Democracy Stands Up

The First Weekend of November, 2023, Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) held its annual convention at a hotel near

Barry Eidlin Jan 1, 2024