James Petras - Dollars & Sense

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D&S Admin Jul 4, 2026

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James Petras was an advisor and teacher for the Rural Landless Workers Movement in Brazil and an activist-scholar working with socio-political movements in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. He died on January 17, 2026.

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Citibank Center and US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles, August 26, 2012. Credit: Selvingarcia, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

U.S. Banks and the Dirty Money Empire

Reprising a classic article by radical sociologist James Petras, who died on January 17th, 2026.

James Petras Mar 24, 2026