Polly Cleveland - Dollars & Sense

The High Costs of the Cloud

Data centers make “the cloud” tangible. The supposed benefits—such as jobs—might not be.

Kalena Thomhave Jun 17, 2026

A movement to reshape the structure of taxation in the U.S. is gaining steam.

Nancy Folbre Jun 9, 2026

D&S BLOG

In the contest between Micah Lasher and “AI guy” Alex Bores, is Bores a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Polly Cleveland Jun 7, 2026

Polly Cleveland is an economist specializing in land use and inequality. She is also a member of the Dollars & Sense board.

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D&S BLOG

Part II Beauty, Cooperation, and the Hadza Hunter-Gatherers By Polly Cleveland In The Evolution of Beauty, Yale ornithologist Richard

Polly Cleveland Aug 17, 2017