Betsy Bowman and Bob Stone - Dollars & Sense

The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis

Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.

Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray Sep 1, 2026

Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

Bill Barclay Aug 29, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Aug 26, 2026

Betsy Bowman and Bob Stone are on the editorial collective of GEO. They are among the cofounders of the bilingual Center for Global Justice in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they serve as resear

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Venezuela's Cooperative Revolution

An economic experiment is the hidden story behind Chávez's 'Bolivarian Revolution.'

Betsy Bowman and Bob Stone Jul 1, 2006