Maurice Dufour - Dollars & Sense

Trump's Lump of Coal

The trade deficit is the world’s Christmas gift to the U.S.; Trump’s tariffs substitute a lump of coal.

Zoe Sherman Dec 25, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Health Insurance for 20 Million is at Risk

If Congress fails to renew the ACA enhanced benefits, millions will be unable to access the health care they need.

John Miller Dec 11, 2025

November/December 2025

The American Dream, We Hardly Knew You

Worsening inequality leaves young adults worse off than their parents.

John Miller Dec 8, 2025

Maurice Dufour teaches political science and humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal. An earlier version of this article appeared in the online journal Countercurrents.

2 articles

January/February 2013

A Nightmare on Maple Street

Prime Minister Stephen Harper struggles to slay the specters haunting Canada's oil sands.

Maurice Dufour Jan 1, 2013

Issue 277

How to Make Mud Cookies

A traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs could be a path to riches.

Maurice Dufour Jul 1, 2008