Phineas Baxandall - Dollars & Sense

Who Will Work in a Warming World?

The impacts of climate change on workers, especially outdoor workers, are having global consequences.

Andrew Ahern May 1, 2026

Retirement Savings in the Dark

For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Lenore Palladino Apr 24, 2026

The D&S Debrief

Interview: The Economics of Trump's War on Iran

An interview with John Miller

John Miller Apr 23, 2026

Phineas Baxandall is a lecturer at the Committee for Degrees in Social Studies at Harvard University and a member of the Dollars & Sense collective.

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Issue 241

Is the "New Economy" More Productive?

Sorting Fact from Fiction - Revised productivity figures have let the air out of the high-tech "New Economy" bubble.

Phineas Baxandall May 1, 2002