Jim Campen - Dollars & Sense

The Economics of Trump's War with Iran

Just how much damage will the war and its aftermath inflict on the global economy?

John Miller May 11, 2026

May/June 2026

There is no one-to-one correlation between what we do and what it means to us or to others. Many of

Zoe Sherman May 11, 2026

Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz affects not just oil and fertilizer, but also the many oil- and gas-based inputs essential to everyday goods.

Jim Campen teaches economics at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. He was a member of the Dollars & Sense collective from 1974 to 1982.

4 articles

May/June 2011

A review of The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America—and Spawned a

Jim Campen May 1, 2011

After a disastrous detour, we're back where we started.

Jim Campen Nov 1, 2010

Issue 227

Europeans use the term "universal banks" to describe their all-purpose financial institutions. Germans, for example, have long been

Jim Campen Jan 1, 2000

Issue 214

A Law That Works

Jim Campen Nov 1, 1997