Deborah M. Figart and Thomas Barr

The Political Economy of Palestine

Introducing a Collaboration between the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS) and Dollars & Sense

Jennifer C. Olmsted Nov 1, 2026

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 28, 2026

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

Nick French Oct 26, 2026

DEBORAH M. FIGART is professor of education and economics at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. THOMAS BARR is a junior economics major at the College of New Jersey.

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January/February 2015

Inside the World of Check-Cashing Outlets

Not all financial services for the poor are equally bad--regulation makes a difference.

Deborah M. Figart and Thomas Barr Jan 1, 2015