John Miller, Alejandro Reuss, Zoe Sherman, and Will Whitham

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

John Miller is a professor of economics at Wheaton College and a member of the Dollars & Sense collective. Alejandro Reuss is an historian and economist and co-editor of D&S. ZOE SHERMAN is an assista

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July/August 2017

Imperialism by the Book

Members of the Dollars & Sense collective review new and classic books on empire.

John Miller, Alejandro Reuss, Zoe Sherman, and Will Whitham Jul 1, 2017