Mike Prokosch - Dollars & Sense

Mamdani’s Municipal Socialist Inheritance

Buried in the historical record are the vibrant currents of municipal socialism that reshaped our urban worlds more than we acknowledge or even realize.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Municipal Socialism

An interview with Shel Stromquist on municipal socialism in the United States.

Shelton Stromquist Sep 28, 2025

Left Hook Economics

Stablecoins: Crypto Kryptonite

Despite being called a currency, crypto lacks one of the most important characteristics that a currency (money) should have—a stable value.

Gerald Epstein Sep 26, 2025

Mike Prokosch is a carpenter and popular economics educator in Boston. He is also a member of the Dollars & Sense board.

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Charlie Chaplin’s character the Tramp gets caught in the gears of the factory where he works in Chaplin’s 1936 film “Modern Times.” Credit: Modern Times © Roy Export SAS.

May/June 2025

Short Staffing

Deliberately hiring too few people—always one of employers’ favorite methods of work intensification—is reaching new extremes.

Mike Prokosch May 15, 2025