Bill Barclay

Bill Barclay is a member of the Chicago Political Economy Group and a member of the Ventura County, Calif. chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). He worked for more than two decades in fin

6 articles

March/April 2025

The Burning of (Parts of) Los Angeles

Explaining the natural and human causes of the recent fires—and dispelling the myths.

Bill Barclay Feb 21, 2025

Issue 371

Dangerous Inflection Point

Is China’s growth model exhausted?

Bill Barclay Mar 1, 2024

Mixing Oil and Water

How the Political Economy of Energy and Food Links Southern California and Saudi Arabia

Bill Barclay Aug 10, 2023

Issue 367

Mixing Oil and Water

How the Political Economy of Energy and Food Links Southern California and Saudi Arabia

Bill Barclay Jul 1, 2023

Issue 362

SWIFT, the U.S. Dollar, and the Global Political Economy of Trade

Decoding the Messaging Network That Enables International Bank Transfers

Bill Barclay Sep 1, 2022

Issue 353

Caring by the Dollar: Nursing Homes, Private Equity, and Covid-19

A Brief History of the Nursing Home Industry

Bill Barclay Mar 1, 2021

Something Is Wonderful in the State of Denmark

Crypto: What Is It and What Is the Fuss All About?

Wages, Employment, and Immigration

The Burning of (Parts of) Los Angeles

Dangerous Inflection Point

Mixing Oil and Water

Mixing Oil and Water

SWIFT, the U.S. Dollar, and the Global Political Economy of Trade

Caring by the Dollar: Nursing Homes, Private Equity, and Covid-19