Frank Stricker, with Illustrations by Kevin Moore

Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

Bill Barclay Aug 29, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Aug 26, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America

The Political Economy Research Institute’s new initiative brings together economists and practitioners to develop transformative but practical policies for a fairer, greener, and more democratic economy.

Gerald Epstein Aug 22, 2026

Frank Stricker is on the board of the National Jobs for All Network. He wrote Why America Lost the War on Poverty (2007) and American Unemployment: Past, Present, and Future (2020). He is emeritus pro

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May/June 2024

(Mostly) Useful Government Numbers

The federal government generates millions of economic numbers in thousands of publications every year. Some of these publications can be

Frank Stricker, with Illustrations by Kevin Moore May 1, 2024