Ellen Mutari and Melaku Lakew

Trump’s Midterm Rebuke and Economic Hardship

From stagnant wages and rising prices to widening inequality, the economic forces behind voters’ growing discontent reveal a deeper, decades-long problem.

John Miller Nov 13, 2026

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

Left Hook Economics

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

Ellen Mutari teaches in the General Studies Division at Richard Stockton College. Melaku Lakew teaches economics at Richard Stockton College.

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Issue 245

Class Conflict

Tuition hikes leave college students in debt and torn between paid work and coursework.

Ellen Mutari and Melaku Lakew Jan 1, 2003