Bill Tabb - Dollars & Sense

The Byproducts of the War on Iran

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh May 6, 2026

May/June 2026

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

Bill Tabb teaches economics at Queens College and is the author, most recently, of Reconstructing Political Economy.

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Issue 227

Japanese Bank Mergers - Bigger, Not Better

Japan will boast the largest bank in the world once the merger of three of its already very large — but

Bill Tabb Jan 1, 2000