John Miller and Jeannette Wicks-Lim

Profiteering in Oil Futures Made Easy (to Understand)

Let’s look at exactly what happened on Monday morning and what makes it is so suspicious.

John Miller Mar 27, 2026

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

War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense)

It seems like a good time to compare the running tally of war dollars with the cost of relentless attacks on public care provision in the United States.

Nancy Folbre Mar 20, 2026

John Miller is a professor of economics at Wheaton College and a member of the Dollars & Sense collective. Jeannette Wicks-Lim is an assistant research professor at the Political Economy Research Inst

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January/February 2011

Unemployment: A Jobs Deficit or a Skills Deficit?

Politicians and economists are trying to reframe a severe jobs crunch as a problem of workers' inadequate skills.

John Miller and Jeannette Wicks-Lim Jan 1, 2011