Elizabeth A. Stanton - Dollars & Sense

Tax Billionaires, Save Lives: California’s Proposition 40 Is Met With a Heap of Meritless Objections

A one-time tax on the super wealthy is an important step toward greater equality.

John Miller Oct 21, 2026

How to Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

Nancy Folbre Oct 15, 2026

Left Hook Economics

When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor

From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.

Arthur MacEwan Oct 2, 2026

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D&S BLOG

The Clean Power Plan’s Day in Court

By Elizabeth A. Stanton Cross-posted from the author's blog, lizstantonconsulting.com and at our sister blog Triple

Elizabeth A. Stanton Sep 22, 2016

Issue 247

Flowers for Mother's Day?

Planning to give your mother flowers for Mother's Day? Before you pick up the phone or head over

Elizabeth A. Stanton May 1, 2003