Linda Pinkow - Dollars & Sense

The Plutonomy—AI Edition—and the Coming Crisis

Driven by speculative finance, stagnant wages, and AI hype, today’s tech-heavy economy mirrors the fragile plutonomy that collapsed into the Great Crash of 1929.

Yeva Nersisyan and L. Randall Wray Sep 1, 2026

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

Linda Pinkow is a Boston-area writer, researcher, and media activist who recently joined the D&S staff as development and promotion coordinator.

4 articles

Issue 274

A Dream Foreclosed

Rampant home foreclosures have made the headlines lately, but hidden on the back pages, or ignored entirely, is the wildly

Linda Pinkow Jan 1, 2008

Issue 274

For the Right of Return

A flood of resistance is rising in New Orleans.

Linda Pinkow Jan 1, 2008

Issue 273

Acting in the Big Picture

New study guide builds on history, hope.

Linda Pinkow Nov 1, 2007

Issue 271

Globalized Resistance

At the G-8 summit, activists refine their tactics.

Linda Pinkow Jul 1, 2007